heratensis, Scaphiodon Keyserling [E. von] 1861:11 [15], Pl. 6 [Zeitschrift für die Gesammten Naturwissenschaften v. 17 (no. 1); ref. 2601] Heri-rud at Herat, Afghanistan. No types saved. On p. 15 of separate. •Synonym of Varicorhinus capoeta (Güldenstädt 1773), but a valid subspecies -- (Berg 1949:681 [ref. 20661], Gabrielian 1998:229 [ref. 27566]). •Synonym of Capoeta capoeta (Güldenstädt 1773) -- (Coad 1981:9 [ref. 22348], Coad 1995:14 [ref. 23608], Esmaeili et al. 2010:368 [ref. 33391] as a subspecies). •Valid as Capoeta heratensis (Keyserling 1861) -- (Levin et al. 2012:545 [ref. 33912], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015:868 [ref. 34062], Zareian et al. 2016:71 [ref. 34282], Esmaeili et al. 2016:42 [ref. 34283], Alwan et al. 2016:177 [ref. 34334], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2016:169 [ref. 34989], Esmaeili et al. 2017:39 [ref. 35254], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2017:153 [ref. 35425], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2017:153 [ref. 35538], Zareian et al. 2017:29 [ref. 35636], Esmaeili et al. 2018:19 [ref. 36089], Levin et al. 2019:40 [ref. 36600], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:48 [ref. 37983], Eagderi & Mousavi-Sabet 2021:42 [ref. 38914], Çiçek et al. 2023:23 [ref. 40326], Çiçek et al. 2024:160 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Capoeta heratensis (Keyserling 1861). Cyprinidae: Barbinae. Distribution: Middle East, South Asia: Hari-rud River basin (Turkmenistan, Afghanistan and Iran). Habitat: freshwater.