taakree, Hypophthalmus Sykes [W. H.] 1839:163 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1838 (pt 6) (for 27 Nov. 1838); ref. 18720] Deccan, India. No types known. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:362 [ref. 29155]. Appeared first as above, then in Sykes 1839:60 [ref. 4306]; more complete treatment in Sykes 1841:369, Pl. 64 (fig. 4) [ref. 18868]. •Valid as Clupisoma taakree (Sykes 1839) -- (Jayaram 2006:131 [ref. 28762] dated 1838 with subspecies). •Valid as Proeutropiichthys taakree (Sykes 1839) -- (Burgess 1989:98 [ref. 12860], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:609 [ref. 20764], Menon 1999:226 [ref. 24904], Yadav 2000:41 [ref. 25661], Yadav 2003:20 [ref. 27711] as a subspecies, Ferraris 2007:362 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Valid as Proeutropiichthys taakree (Sykes 1839). Ailiidae. Distribution: Western Ghats, Kerala and Maharashtra, India. Habitat: freshwater.