microlepis, Barbus Keyserling [E. von] 1861:4 [7], Pl. 1 [Zeitschrift für die Gesammten Naturwissenschaften v. 17 (no. 1); ref. 2601] River near Anardeh [Anar Darreh, 32°46'N, 61°39'E], between Herat and Lasch, Afghanistan. Holotype (unique): not saved. On p. 7 of separate. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Barbus microlepis Bleeker 1850. •Synonym of Schizothorax zarudnyi (Nikolskii 1897) -- (Coad 1981:13 [ref. 22348], Coad 1995:20 [ref. 23608], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:93 [ref. 37983], Çiçek et al. 2024:180 [ref. 40789]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Schizothorax zarudnyi (Nikolskii 1897). Cyprinidae: Schizothoracinae. Habitat: freshwater.