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Species in the genus Cyprinion: [ 24 ] records


acinaces, Cyprinion Banister [K. E.] & Clarke [M. A.] 1977:123, Fig. 13; Pls. 2, 5, 6 [Journal Oman Studies (Special Report); ref. 7232] Qasam area, Wadi Hadramut, southern Yemen. Holotype: BMNH 1976.4.7.1. Paratypes: BMNH 1976.4.7.2-30 (29), 1976.4.7.31-35 (5), 1976.4.7.36-38 (3), 1976.4.7.39-41 (3), 1976.4.7.158-161 (4), 1976.4.7.162-164 (3). •Valid as Cyprinion acinaces Banister & Clarke 1977 -- (Alkahem & Behnke 1983:555 [ref. 8384], Krupp 1983:583 [ref. 8320], Coad 1996:84 [ref. 25304], Nasri et al. 2016:259 [ref. 34951], Freyhof et al. 2020:132 [ref. 37658], Esmaeili & Hamidan 2023:208 [ref. 40377], Çiçek et al. 2024:140 [ref. 40789], Esmaeili et al. 2024:4 [ref. 40903]). Current status: Valid as Cyprinion acinaces Banister & Clarke 1977. Cyprinidae: Barbinae. Distribution: Middle East: western Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Habitat: freshwater.

afghana, Cirrhina Günther [A.] 1889:106, Pl. 12 (fig. C) [The Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. Second Series. Zoology v. 5 (pt 3) (art. 3); ref. 18207] Nushki district, Balochistan, Pakistan. Syntypes: BMNH 1886.9.21.155-159 (6) [Nushki] Kushk, 1886.9.21.150-154 (now 4) [Nushki] Kushk; ZSI F11474-6 (3), F11479-85 (7). Type information: Talwar 1977:65 [ref. 21523]. Original genus should have been Cirrhinus. We now treat the gender of Cyprinion as masculine. •Synonym of Cyprinion microphthalmum (Day 1880) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:180 [ref. 20764]). •Synonym of Cyprinion watsoni (Day 1872) -- (Coad 1981:10 [ref. 22348], Bianco & Bănărescu 1982:84 [ref. 8508], Coad 1995:16 [ref. 23608], Coad 1996:4 [ref. 23831], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:67 [ref. 37983], Çiçek et al. 2024:144 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Synonym of Cyprinion watsoni (Day 1872). Cyprinidae: Barbinae. Habitat: freshwater.

baluchiorum, Scaphiodon Jenkins [J. T.] 1910:124, Pl. 6 (fig. 1) [Records of the Indian Museum (Calcutta) v. 5 (pt 2) (art. 12); ref. 14478] Gishtigan (Bampusht), Baluchistan, elevation 3500 feet. Syntypes: ZSI F9398-9400 (3). Type catalog: Menon & Yazdani 1968:116 [ref. 20743]. We now treat the gender of Cyprinion as masculine. •Mention under Cyprinion microphthalmum (Day 1880) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:180 [ref. 20764]). •Synonym of Cyprinion microphthalmum (Day 1880) -- (Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015:870 [ref. 34062], Esmaeili et al. 2015:120 [ref. 35030]). •Synonym of Cyprinion watsoni (Day 1872) -- (Bianco & Bănărescu 1982:84 [ref. 8508], Coad 1995:16 [ref. 23608], Coad 1996:4 [ref. 23831], Esmaeili et al. 2010:369 [ref. 33391], Esmaeili et al. 2017:45 [ref. 35254], Esmaeili et al. 2018:26 [ref. 36089], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:68 [ref. 37983], Çiçek et al. 2024:144 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Synonym of Cyprinion watsoni (Day 1872). Cyprinidae: Barbinae. Habitat: freshwater.

bampurensis, Barbus Nikolskii [A. M.] 1900:410 [36] [Ezhegodnik, Zoologicheskago Muzeya Imperatorskoi Akademii Nauk v. 4; ref. 14731] Bampur, Iran. Syntypes: ZIN 11715 (5). On p. 36 of separate. •Synonym of Cyprinion watsoni (Day 1872) -- (Coad 1996:4 [ref. 23831]). •Synonym of Cyprinion milesi (Day 1880) -- (Coad 1995:16 [ref. 23608], Esmaeili et al. 2010:369 [ref. 33391], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015:870 [ref. 34062], Esmaeili et al. 2015:120 [ref. 35030], Esmaeili et al. 2017:44 [ref. 35254], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:65 [ref. 37983], Çiçek et al. 2024:142 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Synonym of Cyprinion milesi (Day 1880). Cyprinidae: Barbinae. Habitat: freshwater.

baschakirdi, Barbus Holly [M.] 1929:62 [1] [Anzeiger der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse v. 66 (no. 7) (for 21 Feb. 1929); ref. 16087] Brook at Guadjik, southeastern Iran. Holotype (unique): NMW 13798. Type catalog: Bogutskaya et al. 2022:42 [ref. 39277]. On p. 1 of separate. •Synonym of Cyprinion watsoni (Day 1872) -- (Coad 1996:4 [ref. 23831]). •Synonym of Cyprinion milesi (Day 1880) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:181 [ref. 20764], Coad 1995:16 [ref. 23608], Esmaeili et al. 2010:369 [ref. 33391], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015:870 [ref. 34062], Esmaeili et al. 2015:120 [ref. 35030], Esmaeili et al. 2017:44 [ref. 35254], Çiçek et al. 2024:142 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Synonym of Cyprinion milesi (Day 1880). Cyprinidae: Barbinae. Habitat: freshwater.

belense, Scaphiodon watsoni var. Zugmayer [E.] 1912:596 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 10 (no. 60); ref. 14897] Porali River, near Las Bela, Baluchistan, Pakistan. Syntypes: NMW 19833 [ex ZSM] (2); ?ZSI F827/1 (1), F8029/1 (1), F8030/1 (1), F8031/1 (1); ZSM [old collection] (orig. 42) destroyed in WWII. Type catalog: Menon & Yazdani 1968:117 [ref. 20743], Neumann 2006:273 [ref. 28925]. •Synonym of Cyprinion watsoni (Day 1872) -- (Bianco & Bănărescu 1982:84 [ref. 8508], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:183 [ref. 20764], Coad 1996:4 [ref. 23831], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:68 [ref. 37983], Çiçek et al. 2024:144 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Synonym of Cyprinion watsoni (Day 1872). Cyprinidae: Barbinae. Habitat: freshwater.

cypris, Cyprinion Heckel [J. J.] 1843:1067 [77] [Ichthyologie [von Syrien]. In Russegger v. 1 (pt 2); ref. 2066] Tigris River, Mossul, Iraq. Syntypes: NMW 52800 (1), 52804 (10), 59508 (1, dry); SMF 849 [ex NMW in 1844] (1). Illustrated by Heckel 1843, Pl. 7 (fig. 3) [ref. 2067]. On p. 77 of separate [ref. 2067]. •Synonym of Cyprinion kais Heckel 1843 -- (Coad 1991:17 [ref. 15702], Coad 1995:16 [ref. 23608], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015:870 [ref. 34062], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:62 [ref. 37983], Çiçek et al. 2024:140 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Synonym of Cyprinion kais Heckel 1843. Cyprinidae: Barbinae. Habitat: freshwater.

daukesi, Scaphiodon Zugmayer [E.] 1912:596 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 10 (no. 60); ref. 14897] Irrigation channels and pools near Panjgur, Baluchistan, Pakistan. Syntypes: NMW 19784 [ex ZSM] (1); ?ZSI F8028/1 [ex ZSM] (1), F8032/1 [ex ZSM] (1); ZSM [old collection] (orig. 10) destroyed in WW II. Type catalog: Menon & Yazdani 1968:117 [ref. 20743], Neumann 2006:273 [ref. 28925]. •Synonym of Cyprinion milesi (Day 1880) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:181 [ref. 20764], Coad 1995:16 [ref. 23608], Coad 1996:4 [ref. 23831], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:65 [ref. 37983], Çiçek et al. 2024:142 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Synonym of Cyprinion milesi (Day 1880). Cyprinidae: Barbinae. Habitat: freshwater.

dayi, Semiplotus Fowler [H. W.] 1958:11 [Notulae Naturae (Philadelphia) No. 310; ref. 1470] River near Gwadur [Gwadar], Baluchistan, Pakistan; Trál, Afghanistan. Syntypes: (1 described, plus 2) whereabouts unknown. Based on Scaphiodon aculeatus of Day 1880:227 [ref. 14278]. •Synonym of Capoeta capoeta (Güldenstädt 1773) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:160 [ref. 20764]). •In genus Capoeta -- (Coad & Krupp 1994:71 [ref. 23605]). •Synonym of Cyprinion watsoni (Day 1872) -- (Coad 1995:16 [ref. 23608], Coad 1996:4 [ref. 23831], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:68 [ref. 37983], Çiçek et al. 2024:144 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Synonym of Cyprinion watsoni (Day 1872). Cyprinidae: Barbinae. Habitat: freshwater.

hijazi, Cyprinion acinaces Krupp [F.] 1983:584, Figs. 7-8 [Fauna of Saudi Arabia v. 5; ref. 8320] Wadi Hediya, Saudi Arabia, about 24°00'N, 39°00'E. Holotype: BMNH 1969.1.27.50. Paratypes: BMNH 1969.1.27.51 (1), 1976.11.19.9-11 (3), 1976.11.19.12-13 (2), 1981.4.13.18 (1); NMBA 6314-6328 (14). •Synonym of Cyprinion acinaces Banister & Clarke 1977, but a valid subspecies as described -- (Krupp 1983:584 [ref. 8320], Çiçek et al. 2024:140 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Synonym of Cyprinion acinaces Banister & Clarke 1977. Cyprinidae: Barbinae. Habitat: freshwater.

irregularis, Scaphiodon Day [F.] 1872:324 [Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal v. 41 (pt 2, nos 1-4); ref. 14133] Sind Hills, Pakistan, elevation 3500 feet. Syntypes: AMS B.7883 (1), BMNH 1889.2.1.380-84 (5), MZUF 2373 (1), RMNH 4639 (1), ZSI 2595 (1, lost). Type catalog: Whitehead & Talwar 1976:155 [ref. 23762], Ferraris et al. 2000:298 [ref. 25110]. Reasons for loss of ZSI type specimens during WWII see Chopra 1947:349-350 [ref. 33077]. •Synonym of Cyprinion watsoni (Day 1872) -- (Coad 1981:10 [ref. 22348], Bianco & Bănărescu 1982:84 [ref. 8508], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:183 [ref. 20764], Coad 1995:16 [ref. 23608], Coad 1996:4 [ref. 23831], Mirza 2003:6 [ref. 27265], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:67 [ref. 37983], Çiçek et al. 2024:144 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Synonym of Cyprinion watsoni (Day 1872). Cyprinidae: Barbinae. Habitat: freshwater.

kais, Cyprinion Heckel [J. J.] 1843:1066 [76] [Ichthyologie [von Syrien]. In Russegger v. 1 (pt 2); ref. 2066] Aleppo, Syria and Mosul, Iraq. Lectotype: NMW 52803 (148.1 mm). Paralectotypes: NMW 52801-03 (3, 2, 1 of 2); ?RMNH 2485 [ex NMW] (2), ?2489 (1); SMF 134 [ex NMW in 1844] (1). Illustrated by Heckel 1843, Pl. 7 (fig. 2) [ref. 2067]. On p. 76 of separate [ref. 2067]. Lectotype selected by Banarescu & Herzig-Straschil 1995:416 [ref. 23275]. •Valid as Cyprinion kais Heckel 1843 -- (Coad 1991:17 [ref. 15702], Bănărescu & Herzig-Straschil 1995:416 [ref. 23275], Coad 1995:16 [ref. 23608], Coad 1998:102 [ref. 23869], Fricke et al. 2007:38 [ref. 29533], Coad 2010:168 [ref. 36620], Esmaeili et al. 2010:369 [ref. 33391], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015:870 [ref. 34062], Çiçek et al. 2015:143 [ref. 35151], Nasri et al. 2016:259 [ref. 34951], Esmaeili et al. 2017:44 [ref. 35254], Esmaeili et al. 2018:25 [ref. 36089], Nasri et al. 2018:98 [ref. 36032], Al-Moussawi & Afrasiab 2019:37 [ref. 37204], Çiçek et al. 2020:247 [ref. 37644], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:62 [ref. 37983], Al-Faisal et al. 2022:1400 [ref. 39565], Çiçek et al. 2023:13 [ref. 40616], Çiçek et al. 2023:363 [ref. 40625], Saad et al. 2023:18 [ref. 40501], Çiçek et al. 2024:140 [ref. 40789], Esmaeili et al. 2024:4 [ref. 40903]). Current status: Valid as Cyprinion kais Heckel 1843. Cyprinidae: Barbinae. Distribution: Asia Minor and Middle East: Euphrates and Tigris River systems (Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Iran). Habitat: freshwater.

kirmanense, Cyprinion Nikolskii [A. M.] 1900:412 [38] [Ezhegodnik, Zoologicheskago Muzeya Imperatorskoi Akademii Nauk v. 4; ref. 14731] Kirman, central Iran. Holotype (unique): ZIN 11712. On p. 38 of separate. We now treat the gender of Cyprinion as masculine. •Synonym of Cyprinion microphthalmum (Day 1880) -- (Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015:870 [ref. 34062], Esmaeili et al. 2015:120 [ref. 35030]). •Synonym of Cyprinion watsoni (Day 1872) -- (Bianco & Bănărescu 1982:84 [ref. 8508], Coad 1995:16 [ref. 23608], Coad 1996:4 [ref. 23831], Esmaeili et al. 2010:369 [ref. 33391], Esmaeili et al. 2017:44 [ref. 35254], Esmaeili et al. 2018:26 [ref. 36089], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:68 [ref. 37983], Çiçek et al. 2024:144 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Synonym of Cyprinion watsoni (Day 1872). Cyprinidae: Barbinae. Habitat: freshwater.

macmahoni, Scaphiodon Regan [C. T.] 1906:8 [Journal & Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal (New Series) v. 2 (no. 1) (art. 2); ref. 15704] Delta of Helmand River, Helmand River basin, between Iran and Afghanistan. Syntypes: BMNH 1905.11.29.27 (1) Seistan, Afghanistan; ZSI F1239/1 (1). We now treat the gender of Cyprinion as masculine. •Synonym of Cyprinion microphthalmum (Day 1880) -- (Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015:870 [ref. 34062], Esmaeili et al. 2015:120 [ref. 35030]). •Synonym of Cyprinion watsoni (Day 1872) -- (Coad 1981:10 [ref. 22348], Bianco & Bănărescu 1982:84 [ref. 8508], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:183 [ref. 20764], Coad 1995:16 [ref. 23608], Coad 1996:4 [ref. 23831], Esmaeili et al. 2010:369 [ref. 33391], Esmaeili et al. 2017:44 [ref. 35254], Esmaeili et al. 2018:26 [ref. 36089], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:68 [ref. 37983], Çiçek et al. 2024:144 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Synonym of Cyprinion watsoni (Day 1872). Cyprinidae: Barbinae. Habitat: freshwater.

macrostomus, Cyprinion Heckel [J. J.] 1843:1065 [75] [Ichthyologie [von Syrien]. In Russegger v. 1 (pt 2); ref. 2066] Aleppo, Syria or Mosul, Iraq. Lectotype: NMW 52805-1. Paralectotypes: NMW 52503 (1, dry), 52805-06 (4, 4); RMNH 2487 [ex NMW] (1), 2488 [ex NMW] (1); SMF 870 [ex NMW in 1843] (1). Illustrated by Heckel 1843, Pl. 7 (fig. 1) [ref. 2067]. On p. 75 of separate [ref. 2067]. Lectotype selected by Banarescu & Herzig-Straschil 1995:414 [ref. 23275]. We now treat the gender of Cyprinion as masculine. Macrostomus is a latinized Greek word, to be treated as an adjective. •Valid as Cyprinion macrostomus Heckel 1843 [often seen as macrostomum] -- (Coad 1991:17 [ref. 15702], Bănărescu & Herzig-Straschil 1995:414 [ref. 23275], Coad 1995:16 [ref. 23608], Coad 1996:71 [ref. 25297], Coad 1998:102 [ref. 23869], Fricke et al. 2007:38 [ref. 29533], Coad 2010:170 [ref. 36620], Esmaeili et al. 2010:369 [ref. 33391], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015:870 [ref. 34062], Çiçek et al. 2015:143 [ref. 35151], Nasri et al. 2016:259 [ref. 34951], Esmaeili et al. 2017:44 [ref. 35254], Esmaeili et al. 2018:25 [ref. 36089], Nasri et al. 2018:98 [ref. 36032], Al-Moussawi & Afrasiab 2019:37 [ref. 37204], Çiçek et al. 2020:247 [ref. 37644], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:63 [ref. 37983], Bayhan 2021:240 [ref. 40683], Al-Faisal et al. 2022:1400 [ref. 39565], Çiçek et al. 2023:14 [ref. 40616], Çiçek et al. 2023:363 [ref. 40625], Saad et al. 2023:18 [ref. 40501], Çiçek et al. 2024:141 [ref. 40789], Esmaeili et al. 2024:4 [ref. 40903]). Current status: Valid as Cyprinion macrostomus Heckel 1843. Cyprinidae: Barbinae. Distribution: Asia Minor and Middle East: Euphrates and Tigris River systems (Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Iran). Habitat: freshwater.

mhalensis, Cyprinion Alkahem [H. F.] & Behnke [R. J.] 1983:556, Fig. 6a [Fauna of Saudi Arabia v. 5; ref. 8384] Permanent stream in Wadi (Valley) Almhaleh, southeast Abha City, Saudi Arabia. Holotype: CSU coll. Arabia fishes No. 1. Paratypes: CSU coll. Arabia fishes No. 2 (5), NMC 820109 (2). We now treat the gender of Cyprinion as masculine. •Valid as Cyprinion mhalensis Alkahem & Behnke 1983 -- (Krupp 1983:586 [ref. 8320], Nasri et al. 2016:259 [ref. 34951], Freyhof et al. 2020:135 [ref. 37658] as mhalense, Esmaeili & Hamidan 2023:208 [ref. 40377] as mhalense, Çiçek et al. 2024:141 [ref. 40789] as mhalense, Esmaeili et al. 2024:4 [ref. 40903] as mhalense). Current status: Valid as Cyprinion mhalensis Alkahem & Behnke 1983. Cyprinidae: Barbinae. Distribution: Middle East: Wadi ad-Dawasir drainage (Saudi Arabia). Habitat: freshwater.

microphthalmus, Scaphiodon Day [F.] 1880:227 [5] [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1880 (pt 2) (art. 1) (for 6 Apr. 1880); ref. 14278] Quetta, Pakistan. Syntypes and/or Day specimens: (2) NMW 55897 (1). Type catalog: Whitehead & Talwar 1976:156 [ref. 23762]. On p. 5 of separate. We now treat the gender of Cyprinion as masculine. •Synonym of Cyprinion watsoni (Day 1872) -- (see Coad 1981:10 [ref. 22348], Bianco & Bănărescu 1982:84 [ref. 8508], Coad 1995:16 [ref. 23608] with question, Coad 1996:4 [ref. 23831], Mirza 2003:6 [ref. 27265]). •Valid as Cyprinion microphthalmus (Day 1880) [often seen as microphthalmum] -- (Banister & Clarke 1977:130 [ref. 7232], Alkahem & Behnke 1983:559 [ref. 8384], Krupp 1983:583 [ref. 8320], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:180 [ref. 20764], Rafique 2000:323 [ref. 25220], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015:870 [ref. 34062], Esmaeili et al. 2015:120 [ref. 35030], Esmaeili et al. 2017:45 [ref. 35254], Esmaeili et al. 2018:26 [ref. 36089], Nasri et al. 2018:98 [ref. 36032], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:64 [ref. 37983], Çiçek et al. 2023:51 [ref. 40326], Çiçek et al. 2024:142 [ref. 40789], Esmaeili et al. 2024:4 [ref. 40903]). Current status: Valid as Cyprinion microphthalmus (Day 1880). Cyprinidae: Barbinae. Distribution: South Asia: Hormuz to Indus River systems (southeastern Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan). Habitat: freshwater.

milesi, Barbus Day [F.] 1880:228 [6] [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1880 (pt 2) (art. 1) (for 6 Apr. 1880); ref. 14278] Trál, Afghanistan. Syntypes: (2) ?NMW 52736 (1). Non-types, as a variety: (3). On p. 6 of separate. Not treated by Whitehead & Talwar 1976 [ref. 23762]. •Status uncertain -- (see Coad 1981:10 [ref. 22348]). •Valid as Cyprinion milesi (Day 1880) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:181 [ref. 20764], Coad 1995:16 [ref. 23608], Coad 1996:4 [ref. 23831], Coad 1998:102 [ref. 23869], Mirza 2003:6 [ref. 27265], Esmaeili et al. 2010:369 [ref. 33391], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015:870 [ref. 34062], Esmaeili et al. 2015:120 [ref. 35030], Nasri et al. 2016:259 [ref. 34951], Esmaeili et al. 2017:44 [ref. 35254], Esmaeili et al. 2018:25 [ref. 36089], Nasri et al. 2018:98 [ref. 36032], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:65 [ref. 37983], Çiçek et al. 2023:51 [ref. 40326], Çiçek et al. 2024:142 [ref. 40789], Esmaeili et al. 2024:4 [ref. 40903]). Current status: Valid as Cyprinion milesi (Day 1880). Cyprinidae: Barbinae. Distribution: Western Asia: Makran to Indus River systems (southeastern Iran, Pakistan). Habitat: freshwater.

muscatensis, Scaphiodon Boulenger [G. A.] 1888:665 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1887 (pt 4); ref. 14479] Muscat, Oman, Gulf of Oman, Arabian Sea, northwestern Indian Ocean. Lectotype: 1885.11.7.35. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1885.11.7.36-40 (5), 1887.11.11.289-291 (3). Lectotype established by Esmaeili et al. 2024:6 [ref. 40903] without formal designation. We now treat the gender of Cyprinion as masculine. •Synonym of Cyprinion microphthalmum (Day 1880) -- (Banister & Clarke 1977:130 [ref. 7232], Alkahem & Behnke 1983:559 [ref. 8384]). •Synonym of Cyprinion microphthalmum (Day 1880), but a valid subspecies -- (Krupp 1983:589 [ref. 8320]). •Synonym of Cyprinion watsoni (Day 1872) -- (Coad 1995:16 [ref. 23608], Coad 1996:4 [ref. 23831], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:67 [ref. 37983]). •Valid as Cyprinion muscatense (Boulenger 1888) -- (Freyhof et al. 2020:138 [ref. 37658], Esmaeili et al. 2022:463 [ref. 39253], Esmaeili & Hamidan 2023:208 [ref. 40377], Çiçek et al. 2024:143 [ref. 40789], Esmaeili et al. 2024:6 [ref. 40903]). •Valid as Cyprinion muscatensis (Boulenger 1888). Current status: Valid as Cyprinion muscatensis (Boulenger 1888). Cyprinidae: Barbinae. Distribution: Middle East: Hajar Mountains (Oman and United Arab Emirates). Habitat: freshwater.

neglectus, Cyprinion Heckel [J. J.] 1847:223, Pl. 16 (fig. 1) [Reisen in Europa, Asien und Africa v. 2 (pt 3); ref. 2068] Tigris River near Mosul, Iraq. Syntypes: NMW 52807 (7). We now treat the gender of Cyprinion as masculine. •Synonym of Cyprinion macrostomus Heckel 1843 -- (Coad 1991:17 [ref. 15702] as macrostomum, Coad 1995:16 [ref. 23608] as macrostomum, Al-Moussawi & Afrasiab 2019:37 [ref. 37204] as macrostomum, Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:63 [ref. 37983], Çiçek et al. 2024:141 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Synonym of Cyprinion macrostomus Heckel 1843. Cyprinidae: Barbinae. Habitat: freshwater.

nikolskii, Cirrhina afghana var. Berg [L. S.] 1905:61 [Izviestii Turkestanskago otdiela Russkago geograficheskago obschchestva v. 4; ref. 15338] Bampur River, southeastern Iran. Syntypes: ZIN 11709 (7). Original genus should have been Cirrhinus. We now treat the gender of Cyprinion as masculine. •Synonym of Cyprinion microphthalmum (Day 1880) -- (Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015:870 [ref. 34062], Esmaeili et al. 2015:120 [ref. 35030]). •Synonym of Cyprinion watsoni (Day 1872) -- (Bianco & Bănărescu 1982:84 [ref. 8508], Coad 1995:16 [ref. 23608], Coad 1996:4 [ref. 23831], Esmaeili et al. 2010:369 [ref. 33391], Esmaeili et al. 2017:44 [ref. 35254], Esmaeili et al. 2018:26 [ref. 36089], Çiçek et al. 2024:144 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Synonym of Cyprinion watsoni (Day 1872). Cyprinidae: Barbinae. Habitat: freshwater.

readingi, Scaphiodon Hora [S. L.] 1923:379, Pl. 8 (figs. 1-4) [Records of the Indian Museum (Calcutta) v. 25 (pt 4); ref. 15408] Salt Range, Khewrah gorge, Jhelum, Punjab, India [now in Pakistan], elevation about 2000 feet. Syntypes: ZMMU P-1588 (1); ZSI F10353/1 to 10354/1 (27). Type catalog: Menon & Yazdani 1968:117 [ref. 20743], Vasil'eva et al. 2001:20 [ref. 25714]. See Das 2003:361 [ref. 27706]. •Synonym of Cyprinion watsoni (Day 1872) -- (Bianco & Bănărescu 1982:84 [ref. 8508], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:183 [ref. 20764], Coad 1996:4 [ref. 23831], Mirza 2003:6 [ref. 27265], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:68 [ref. 37983] as reading, Çiçek et al. 2024:144 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Synonym of Cyprinion watsoni (Day 1872). Cyprinidae: Barbinae. Habitat: freshwater.

tenuiradius, Cyprinion Heckel [J. J.] 1847:261 [Reisen in Europa, Asien und Africa v. 2 (pt 3); ref. 2068] Araxes and Kara Agatsch rivers. Lectotype: NMW 52814 (largest, 113 mm SL). Paralectotypes: NMW 52808-13 (1, 2, 2, 4, 2, 2), 52815-17 (1, 1, 1); RMNH 2486 [ex NMW] (2) Araxes R. Lectotype selected by Banarescu & Herzig-Straschil 1995:416 [ref. 23275]. •Valid as Cyprinion tenuiradius Heckel 1847 -- (Bianco & Bănărescu 1982:83 [ref. 8508], Coad 1991:23 [ref. 15702], Bănărescu & Herzig-Straschil 1995:416 [ref. 23275], Coad 1995:16 [ref. 23608], Coad 1996:71 [ref. 25297], Coad 1998:102 [ref. 23869], Fricke et al. 2007:39 [ref. 29533], Esmaeili et al. 2010:369 [ref. 33391], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015:870 [ref. 34062], Teimori et al. 2015:90 [ref. 34095], Nasri et al. 2016:258 [ref. 34951], Esmaeili et al. 2017:44 [ref. 35254], Esmaeili et al. 2018:25 [ref. 36089], Nasri et al. 2018:98 [ref. 36032], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:66 [ref. 37983], Çiçek et al. 2024:143 [ref. 40789], Esmaeili et al. 2024:4 [ref. 40903]). Current status: Valid as Cyprinion tenuiradius Heckel 1847. Cyprinidae: Barbinae. Distribution: Asia Minor and Middle East: Aras, Tigris and Persis River basins (Turkey, Iraq and Iran). Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

watsoni, Scaphiodon Day [F.] 1872:324 [Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal v. 41 (pt 2, nos 1-4); ref. 14133] Rivers on Sind Hills, Pakistan and the Salt Range of the Punjab. Syntypes and/or Day specimens: AMS B.7751 (1, syntype); BMNH 1889.2.1.370-379 (10) Bird I.; NMW 51671-73 (1, 1, 1); FMNH 2303 (4); RMNH 8704 [?=2552] (1); ZIN 8278 (4); ZMA 115924-25 (2, 1); ZMB 11042 (1); ZSI 2596 (1). Type catalog: Whitehead & Talwar 1976:156 [ref. 23762], Ferraris et al. 2000:303 [ref. 25110]. See Coad 1996:4 [ref. 23831]. •Valid as Cyprinion watsoni (Day 1872) -- (Bianco & Bănărescu 1982:84 [ref. 8508], Coad 1981:10 [ref. 22348], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:183 [ref. 20764], Coad 1995:16 [ref. 23608], Coad 1996:71 [ref. 25297], Coad 1998:102 [ref. 23869], Rafique 2000:323 [ref. 25220], Mirza 2000:355 [ref. 25207], Rafique et al. 2003:97 [ref. 27173], Mirza 2003:6 [ref. 27265], Esmaeili et al. 2010:369 [ref. 33391], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015:870 [ref. 34062], Nasri et al. 2016:258 [ref. 34951], Esmaeili et al. 2017:44 [ref. 35254], Esmaeili et al. 2018:26 [ref. 36089], Nasri et al. 2018:98 [ref. 36032], Bleher 2018:386 [ref. 36647], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:67 [ref. 37983], Çiçek et al. 2023:23 [ref. 40326], Çiçek et al. 2024:144 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Cyprinion watsoni (Day 1872). Cyprinidae: Barbinae. Distribution: Middle East and South Asia: Jazmurian to Indus River systems (southeastern Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan). Habitat: freshwater.


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