strandjae, Phoxinus phoxinus Drensky [P.] 1926:137 [Trudove na Bulgarskogo Prirodoizpitatelno Druzhestvo = Travaux de la Société Bulgare des Sciences Naturelles v. 12; ref. 15583] Mladezha River, Veleka River drainage, Bulgaria, 42°05'31"N, 27°23'47"E [Strandscha [Istrandzhha / Strandzha / Stranja] Mountain range, Bulgaria]. Neotype: NMW 99092. Neotype designated by Palandačić et al. 2024:17 [ref. 41087]. •Synonym of Phoxinus phoxinus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:74 [ref. 22952], Vassilev & Pehlivanov 2005:170 [ref. 28369], Kottelat 2007:156 [ref. 29201]). •Valid as Phoxinus strandjae Drensky 1926 -- (Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:229 [ref. 29996], Çiçek et al. 2015:146 [ref. 35151], Palandačić et al. 2017:14 [ref. 35519] with question, Özuluğ & Saç 2019:30 [ref. 36599], Çiçek et al. 2020:253 [ref. 37644], Çiçek et al. 2023:417 [ref. 40625], Turan et al. 2023:7 [ref. 40351], Bayçelebi et al. 2024:106 [ref. 40795], Çiçek et al. 2024:268 [ref. 40789], Palandačić et al. 2024:16 [ref. 41087]). Current status: Valid as Phoxinus strandjae Drensky 1926. Leuciscidae: Phoxininae. Distribution: Southeastern Europe: East Aegean and southwest Black Sea watersheds, Bulgaria and Istanbul and Kirklareli Provinces (Turkey). Habitat: freshwater.