basimi, Caecocypris Banister [K. E.] & Bunni [M. K.] 1980:151, Figs. 1-5 [Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology v. 38 (no. 3); ref. 175] Natural well in the Sheik Hadid sink hole, outskirts of Haditha, 34°04'N, 42°24'E, Al Anbar Province, Iraq, Euphrates River system. Holotype: BMNH 1979.8.3.1. Paratypes: BMNH 1979.8.3.2-3 (2), 1979.8.3.4-6 (3), 1979.8.3.7-9 (3). •Valid as Caecocypris basimi Banister & Bunni 1980 -- (Coad 1991:15 [ref. 15702], Coad 1995:13 [ref. 23608], Romero & Paulson 2001:17 [ref. 26040], Proudlove 2006:65 [ref. 28992], Coad 2010:145 [ref. 36620], Çiçek et al. 2023:15 [ref. 40616], Çiçek et al. 2024:152 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Caecocypris basimi Banister & Bunni 1980. Cyprinidae: Barbinae. Distribution: Middle east: Euphrates River system (Iraq) endemic. Habitat: freshwater.