prespensis, Barbus graecus var. Karaman [S.] 1924:32 [Pisces Macedoniae; ref. 15902] Lake Prespa and its tributaries, Republic of Macedonia. Syntypes: (several) IEBMT. •Synonym of Barbus plebeius Valenciennes 1842 -- (Lelek 1987:163 [ref. 22962] as plebejus). •Synonym of Barbus cyclolepis Heckel 1837 -- (Bianco 1998:132 [ref. 23811]). •Valid as Barbus prespensis Karaman 1924 -- (Economidis 1995:207 [ref. 23025], Kottelat 1997:50 [ref. 22952], Kotlík et al. 2002:236 [ref. 26484], Economidis & Daoulas in Bănărescu & Bogutskaya 2003:339 [ref. 27353], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:130 [ref. 29996], Barbieri et al. 2015:47 [ref. 35029], Shumka et al. 2023:36 [ref. 40747]). Current status: Valid as Barbus prespensis Karaman 1924. Cyprinidae: Barbinae. Distribution: Southeastern Europe: Lakes Prespa basin (Greece, Albania and Macedonia). Habitat: freshwater.