haasi, Barbus Mertens [R.] 1925:1 [Archiv für Naturgeschichte v. 90 (no. 11) (for 1924); ref. 20243] Noguera Pallaresa River, Pobla de Segur, Lérida Province, Spain. Holotype: SMF 3254. Paratypes: SMF 3223-24 (1, 3). •Valid as Messinobarbus haasi (Mertens 1925) -- (Bianco 1998:129 [ref. 23811]). •Synonym of Barbus plebeius Valenciennes 1842 -- (Lelek 1987:163 [ref. 22962] as plebejus). •Valid as Barbus haasi Mertens 1925 -- (Kottelat 1997:49 [ref. 22952], Miranda & Escala 2000:197 [ref. 24798], Doadrio & Perdices in Bănărescu & Bogutskaya 2003:243 [ref. 27353], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:125 [ref. 29996]). Current status: Valid as Barbus haasi Mertens 1925. Cyprinidae: Barbinae. Distribution: Mediterranean watersheds of Spain. Habitat: freshwater.