ciscaucasicus, Barbus Kessler [K. F.] 1877:98 [The Aralo-Caspian Expedition; ref. 2597] Kuma River near Georgievsk, Russia. Lectotype: ZIN 10920. Paralectotypes: (many) BMNH 1897.7.5.22 [ex MLSU] (1), ZIN 50161 [ex ZIN 10920] (1). Lectotype selected by Bogutskaya et al. in Banarescu & Bogutskaya 2003:163 [ref. 27353] •Synonym of Barbus plebeius Valenciennes 1842 -- (Lelek 1987:163 [ref. 22962] as plebejus). •Valid as Barbus ciscaucasicus Kessler 1877 -- (Berg 1949:692 [ref. 20661], Coad 1995:12 [ref. 23608], Reshetnikov et al. 1997:735 [ref. 24702], Bogutskaya 1998:88 [ref. 23589], Bogutskaya et al. 2001:44 [ref. 26178], Bogutskaya in Bănărescu & Bogutskaya 2003:163 [ref. 27353], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:46 [ref. 28183], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:123 [ref. 29996], Levin et al. 2012:544 [ref. 33912], Levin et al. 2019:33 [ref. 36643], Kuljanishvili et al. 2020:[4] [ref. 37535], Dyldin et al. 2023:[10] [ref. 40328]). Current status: Valid as Barbus ciscaucasicus Kessler 1877. Cyprinidae: Barbinae. Distribution: Eastern Caucasus region: Terek and Kuma River systems, and rivers in northern Azerbaijan, Caspian Sea basin. Habitat: freshwater.