mesopotamicus, Barilius Berg [L. S.] 1932:333, Fig. 1 [Zoologischer Anzeiger v. 100 (nos 11/12); ref. 16358] Gawi River, Tigris River basin, 33°20'N, 46°20'E, Iraq. Holotype (unique): ZIN 23955. Type catalog: Bianco & Banarescu 1982 [ref. 8508]. •Valid as Barilius mesopotamicus Berg 1932 -- (Bianco & Bănărescu 1982:76 [ref. 8508], Coad & Krupp 1983 [ref. 11623], Coad 1991:15 [ref. 15702], Coad 1995:13 [ref. 23608], Coad 1996:71 [ref. 25297], Coad 1998:102 [ref. 23869], Coad 2010:142 [ref. 36620], Esmaeili et al. 2010:368 [ref. 33391], Tang et al. 2010:189 [ref. 31204], Liao et al. 2011:31 [ref. 31306], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015:867 [ref. 34062], Çiçek et al. 2015:147 [ref. 35151], Esmaeili et al. 2017:38 [ref. 35254], Esmaeili et al. 2018:17 [ref. 36089], Çiçek et al. 2020:249 [ref. 37644], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:95 [ref. 37983], Çiçek et al. 2023:18 [ref. 40616], Çiçek et al. 2023:376 [ref. 40625], Saad et al. 2023:25 [ref. 40501], Çiçek et al. 2024:181 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Barilius mesopotamicus Berg 1932. Danionidae: Chedrinae. Distribution: Asia Minor and Middle East: Tigris and Persis River basins (Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Iran). Habitat: freshwater.