pulchellus, Barbus (Barbodes) Day [F.] 1870:372 [4] [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1870 (pt 2) (art. 3) (for 26 May 1870); ref. 17369] Nethravathi River at Nidugal, Karnataka, India, 13°0'50"N, 75°21'22"E. Neotype: MSUMNH 78. Type: ?ZSI 3136 (dry, lost). Day specimens: BMNH 1889.2.1.4328 (1), FMNH 2355 (2), NMW 54488 (1). Type catalog: Whitehead & Talwar 1976:156 [ref. 23762]. On p. 4 of separate. Knight et al. 2016:326 [ref. 34874] lists BMNH 1889.2.1.4328 as a syntype, collected by F. Day -- needs investigation. Neotype designated by Arunachalam et al. 2016:162 [ref. 34986]. Reasons for loss of ZSI type specimens during WWII see Chopra 1947:349-350 [ref. 33077]. •Mention under Puntius jerdoni (Day 1870) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:274 [ref. 20764]). •Valid as Hypselobarbus pulchellus (Day 1870) -- (Menon & Rema Devi 1995:391 [ref. 22480], Menon 1999:81 [ref. 24904], Arunachalam et al. 2012:63 [ref. 32222], Knight et al. 2013:213 [ref. 33021], Arunachalam et al. 2016:82 [ref. 34522], Knight et al. 2016:326 [ref. 34872], Arunachalam et al. 2016:152 [ref. 34986], Bleher 2018:570 [ref. 36647], Plamoottil 2021:703 [ref. 39044], Plamoottil & Vineeth 2022:521 [ref. 39357]). Current status: Valid as Hypselobarbus pulchellus (Day 1870). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Thunga, Bhadra and Nethravathi rivers, Karnataka, southern India. Habitat: freshwater.