macrostomus, Cyprinion Heckel [J. J.] 1843:1065 [75] [Ichthyologie [von Syrien]. In Russegger v. 1 (pt 2); ref. 2066] Aleppo, Syria or Mosul, Iraq. Lectotype: NMW 52805-1. Paralectotypes: NMW 52503 (1, dry), 52805-06 (4, 4); RMNH 2487 [ex NMW] (1), 2488 [ex NMW] (1); SMF 870 [ex NMW in 1843] (1). Illustrated by Heckel 1843, Pl. 7 (fig. 1) [ref. 2067]. On p. 75 of separate [ref. 2067]. Lectotype selected by Banarescu & Herzig-Straschil 1995:414 [ref. 23275]. Specific name is an indeclineable noun. •Valid as Cyprinion macrostomus Heckel 1843 -- (Coad 1991:17 [ref. 15702], Bănărescu & Herzig-Straschil 1995:414 [ref. 23275]). •Valid as Cyprinion macrostomus Heckel 1843 (often seen as macrostomum) -- (Coad 1995:16 [ref. 23608], Coad 1996:71 [ref. 25297], Coad 1998:102 [ref. 23869], Fricke et al. 2007:38 [ref. 29533], Coad 2010:170 [ref. 36620] as macrostomum, Esmaeili et al. 2010:369 [ref. 33391], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015:870 [ref. 34062], Çiçek et al. 2015:143 [ref. 35151] as macrostomum, Nasri et al. 2016:259 [ref. 34951] as macrostomum, Esmaeili et al. 2017:44 [ref. 35254] as macrostomum, Esmaeili et al. 2018:25 [ref. 36089] as macrostomum, Nasri et al. 2018:98 [ref. 36032] as macrostomum, Al-Moussawi & Afrasiab 2019:37 [ref. 37204] as macrostomum, Çiçek et al. 2020:247 [ref. 37644] as macrostomum, Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:63 [ref. 37983], Bayhan 2021:240 [ref. 40683], Al-Faisal et al. 2022:1400 [ref. 39565], Çiçek et al. 2023:14 [ref. 40616], Çiçek et al. 2023:363 [ref. 40625], Saad et al. 2023:18 [ref. 40501], Çiçek et al. 2024:141 [ref. 40789], Esmaeili et al. 2024:4 [ref. 40903]). Current status: Valid as Cyprinion macrostomus Heckel 1843. Cyprinidae: Barbinae. Distribution: Asia Minor and Middle East: Euphrates and Tigris River systems (Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Iran). Habitat: freshwater.