merus, Procypris Lin [S.-Y.] 1933:194, Figs. 1-2 [Lingnan Science Journal, Canton v. 12 (no. 2); ref. 5930] West River, near Nanning, Kwangsi, China. Holotype: FESC (now at PRFRI) 1300. •Valid as Procypris merus Lin 1933 -- (Chen & Huang 1977:399 [ref. 8497], Mai 1978:29 [ref. 13511], Zhou in Chu & Chen 1989:326 [ref. 13584], Zheng et al. 1989:225 [ref. 21202], Zhu 1995:96 [ref. 25213], Yue & Chen 1998:167 [ref. 26415], Luo & Yue in Yue 2000:396 [ref. 25272], Zhang et al. 2016:86 [ref. 34477]). •Valid as Procypris mera Lin 1933 -- (Kottelat 2001:36 [ref. 25482], Kottelat 2013:146 [ref. 32989], Zhang et al. 2016:86 [ref. 34477] as merus). Current status: Valid as Procypris mera Lin 1933. Cyprinidae: Cyprininae. Distribution: China. Habitat: freshwater.