aculeatum, Chondrostoma Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1844:408 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 17; ref. 1010] Iran. Lectotype: MNHN 0000-2357. Paralectotypes: MNHN 1960-0611 [ex MNHN 0000-2357] (5). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1948:44 [ref. 19574]. Lectotype selected by Coad & Krupp 1994:63 [ref. 23605]. •Synonym of Capoeta capoeta (Güldenstädt 1773), but a valid subspecies aculeata (Valenciennes 1844) -- (Bianco & Bănărescu 1982:85 [ref. 8508]). •Valid as Capoeta aculeata (Valenciennes 1844) -- (Coad 1991:15 [ref. 15702], Coad & Krupp 1994:63 [ref. 23605], Coad 1995:13 [ref. 23608], Coad 1996:71 [ref. 25297], Turan et al. 2006:154 [ref. 28700], Özuluğ & Freyhof 2008:293 [ref. 29981], Coad 2010:147 [ref. 36620], Esmaeili et al. 2010:368 [ref. 33391], Levin et al. 2012:544 [ref. 33912], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015:867 [ref. 34062], Teimori et al. 2015:90 [ref. 34095], Zareian et al. 2016:140 [ref. 34227], Esmaeili et al. 2016:42 [ref. 34283], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2016:169 [ref. 34989], Esmaeili et al. 2017:38 [ref. 35254], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2017:152 [ref. 35425], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2017:152 [ref. 35538], Zareian et al. 2017:17 [ref. 35636], Esmaeili et al. 2018:18 [ref. 36089], Levin et al. 2019:39 [ref. 36600], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:38 [ref. 37983], Çiçek et al. 2024:153 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Capoeta aculeata (Valenciennes 1844). Cyprinidae: Barbinae. Distribution: Middle East: Namak Lake and Kavir basins (Iran). Habitat: freshwater.