tigris, Cobitis Heckel [J. J.] 1843:1088 [98] [Ichthyologie [von Syrien]. In Russegger v. 1 (pt 2); ref. 2066] Kuiek River near Aleppo, Syria. Syntypes: NMW 48441 (2), 49444-46 (2, 4, 2); SMF 405 (3). Illustrated by Heckel 1843, Pl. 12 (fig. 4) [ref. 2067]. On p. 98 of separate [ref. 2067]. •Valid as Noemacheilus tigris (Heckel 1843) -- (Goren 1974:93 [ref. 7502]). •Valid as Nemacheilus tigris (Heckel 1843) -- (Berg 1949:879 [ref. 20661] as Nemachilus, Coad 1991:18 [ref. 15702], Coad 1995:23 [ref. 23608], Coad 1998:103 [ref. 23869]). •Valid as Orthrias tigris (Heckel 1843) -- (Bănărescu et al. 1982:21 [ref. 174], Bănărescu & Nalbant 1995:443 [ref. 23187], Nalbant & Bianco 1998:111 [ref. 23810], Fricke et al. 2007:52 [ref. 29533]). •Valid as Paracobitis tigris (Heckel 1843) -- (Erk'akan et al. 2007:79 [ref. 29026], Prokofiev 2009:881, 888 [ref. 30604]). •Valid as Barbatula tigris (Heckel 1843) -- (Khalaf 2013:4 [ref. 37897]). •Valid as Oxynoemacheilus tigris (Heckel 1843) -- (Golzarianpour et al. 2011:205 [ref. 31693], Freyhof et al. 2012:307 [ref. 31752], Kottelat 2012:99 [ref. 32367], Kamangar et al. 2014:45 [ref. 33140], Çiçek et al. 2015:149 [ref. 35151], Freyhof et al. 2019:42 [ref. 36739], Çiçek et al. 2020:246 [ref. 37644], Çiçek et al. 2023:354 [ref. 40625], Saad et al. 2023:14 [ref. 40501], Çiçek et al. 2024:91 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Oxynoemacheilus tigris (Heckel 1843). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Asia Minor and Middle East: upper Euphrates River basin (Syria and Turkey). Habitat: freshwater.