Mesopotamichthys Karaman [M. S.] 1971:227 Masc. Barbus sharpeyi Günther 1874. Type by original designation (one species, two subspecies). •Synonym of Barbus Cuvier & Cloquet 1816 -- (Coad 1995:13 [ref. 23608]). •Valid as Mesopotamichthys Karaman 1971 -- (Bănărescu 1997:23 [ref. 23274], Ekmekçi & Bănărescu 1998:95 [ref. 26519], Yang et al. 2015:99 [ref. 33694] in Cyprininae, tribe Torini, Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015:876 [ref. 34062], Borkenhagen 2017:296 [ref. 35158] in tribe Torini, Esmaeili et al. 2017:51 [ref. 35254], Esmaeili et al. 2018:32 [ref. 36089]). Current status: Valid as Mesopotamichthys Karaman 1971. Cyprinidae: Torinae.