Pseudobarbus (subgenus of Barbus) Smith [A.] 1841:Pl. 11 Masc. Barbus (Pseudobarbus) burchelli Smith 1841. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan 1919:244 [ref. 2410]. •Synonym of Barbus Cuvier & Cloquet 1816 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:218 [ref. 6186]). •Valid as Pseudobarbus Smith 1841 -- (Skelton 1988:263 [ref. 7302], Chakona & Swartz 2013:565 [ref. 32786], Chakone et al. 2014:121 [ref. 33468], Yang et al. 2015:99 [ref. 33694] in Cyprininae, tribe Smiliogastrini, Chakona & Skelton 2017:109 [ref. 35153], Skelton et al. 2018:16 [ref. 35835]). Current status: Valid as Pseudobarbus Smith 1841. Cyprinidae: Smiliogastrinae.