novacula, Cyprinus Valenciennes [A.] in Jacquemont 1838:no p., Pl. 15 (fig. 2-2a) [Voyage dans l'Inde pendant les années 1828 à 1832; ref. 17872] Madras, India. Lectotype: MNHN 0000-3895. Paralectotypes: MNHN B-2535 [ex MNHN 0000-3895] (8). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1948:84 [ref. 19574]. Type information: Daget 1984:512 [ref. 23265]. Also appeared in Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1844:345 [ref. 1010] as Leuciscus novacula. Lectotype selected by Bănărescu 1968:7 [ref. 7866]. Plate probably dates to 1838, see Britz et al. 2017:540 [ref. 35498]. •Valid as Salmostoma novacula (Valenciennes 1838) (often dated 1840) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:324 [ref. 20764], Menon 1999:28 [ref. 24904], Yadav 2003:7 [ref. 27711]). Current status: Valid as Salmostoma novacula (Valenciennes 1838). Danionidae: Chedrinae. Distribution: India. Habitat: freshwater.