saadii, Scaphiodon Heckel [J. J.] 1847:260 [Reisen in Europa, Asien und Africa v. 2 (pt 3); ref. 2068] Persepolis, Pulwar River, Kor River basin, ruins northeast of Shiraz, Iran. Syntypes: NMW 51666 (18), RMNH 3166 [ex NMW] (1). Type catalog: Bianco & Banarescu 1982 [ref. 8508]. •Synonym of Capoeta damascina (Valenciennes 1842) -- (Coad 1991:15 [ref. 15702], Coad 1995:14 [ref. 23608], Esmaeili et al. 2010:368 [ref. 33391]). •Valid as Capoeta saadii (Heckel 1847) -- (Bianco & Bănărescu 1982:88 [ref. 8508] as saadi, Levin et al. 2012:545 [ref. 33912] as saadi, Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015:868 [ref. 34062], Teimori et al. 2015:90 [ref. 34095], Esmaeili et al. 2015:119 [ref. 35030], Zareian et al. 2016:140 [ref. 34227], Zareian et al. 2016:71 [ref. 34282], Esmaeili et al. 2016:42 [ref. 34283], Alwan et al. 2016:156 [ref. 34334], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2016:169 [ref. 34989], Alwan et al. 2016:17 [ref. 35686], Esmaeili et al. 2017:40 [ref. 35254], Zareian & Esmaeili 2017:253 [ref. 36090], Esmaeili et al. 2018:21 [ref. 36089], Jawan & Alwan 2020:201 [ref. 37478], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:53 [ref. 37983], Eagderi & Mousavi-Sabet 2021:43 [ref. 38914], Çiçek et al. 2024:164 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Capoeta saadii (Heckel 1847). Cyprinidae: Barbinae. Distribution: Middle East: Kor, Persis, Hormuz, Kerman and Maharlu Lake basins (southern Iran). Habitat: freshwater.