beso, Varicorhinus Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1835:21, Pl. 3 (fig. 2) [Museum Senckenbergianum: Abhandlungen aus dem Gebiete der beschreibenden Naturgeschichte, von Mitgliedern der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Frankfurt am Main v. 2 (no. 1); ref. 3845] Bahardar, Lake Tsana, Ethiopia (±11°37'N, 37°24'E). Neotype: BMNH 1902.12.13.365. Original type in SMF lost, see Vreven et al. 2016:29 [ref. 34168]. Neotype designated by Vreven et al. 2016:29 [ref. 34168]. •Valid as Varicorhinus beso Rüppell 1835 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:337 [ref. 6186], Getahun et al. 2004:159 [ref. 27830], Levin et al. 2015:403 [ref. 34851]). •Valid as Labeobarbus beso (Rüppell 1835) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:29 [ref. 34168], Beshera et al. 2016:377 [ref. 34343], Borkenhagen 2017:293 [ref. 35158]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus beso (Rüppell 1835). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Lake Tana, Blue Nile, Awash and Atbara river systems, Ethiopia. Habitat: freshwater.