punctulatus, Alburnus Kessler [K. F.] 1877:159, Pl. 5 (fig. 22) [The Aralo-Caspian Expedition; ref. 2597] Upper Kura River near Tbilisi [Tiflis] and Borzhomi, Georgia, Eurasia. Syntypes: (many) BMNH 1897.7.5.34 [ex ZIN] (1) Tiflis, ZIN 2915 (5), 2924 (6+). •Synonym of Acanthalburnus microlepis (De Filippi 1863) -- (Berg 1949:754 [ref. 20661], Coad 1995:10 [ref. 23608], Bogutskaya 1997:162 [ref. 23566]). •Synonym of Acanthobrama microlepis (De Filippi 1863) -- (Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:110 [ref. 37983], Çiçek et al. 2024:197 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Synonym of Acanthobrama microlepis (De Filippi 1863). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Habitat: freshwater.