Ballerus Heckel [J. J.] 1843:1033 Masc. Cyprinus ballerus Linnaeus 1758. Type by monotypy (also by absolute tautonymy). •Synonym of Abramis Cuvier 1816 -- (Howes 1981:46 [ref. 14200], Parin et al. 2014:63 [ref. 33547]). •Valid as Ballerus Heckel 1843 -- (Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:75 [ref. 28183], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:151, 179 [ref. 29996], Perea et al. 2010:4 [ref. 31802], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015:865 [ref. 34062], Esmaeili et al. 2017:36 [ref. 35254], Esmaeili et al. 2018:16 [ref. 36089]). Current status: Valid as Ballerus Heckel 1843. Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae.