macropthalmos, Eutropius Blyth [E.] 1860:156 [Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal v. 29 (no. 2); ref. 477] Tenasserim, Myanmar. Possible syntypes: AMS B.7982 (2). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:362 [ref. 29155]. Spelled macrophthalmus by authors. •Synonym of Proeutropiichthys taakree (Sykes 1839) -- (Burgess 1989:98 [ref. 12860] as macrophthalmus). •Synonym of Proeutropiichthys taakree (Sykes 1839), but a valid subspecies -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:609 [ref. 20764]). •Synonym of Clupisoma taakree (Sykes 1839) but a valid subspecies -- (Jayaram 2006:129 [ref. 28762] as macrophthalmus and dated 1861). •Valid as Proeutropiichthys macropthalmos (Blyth 1860) -- (Ferraris 2007:362 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:253 [ref. 32989] ). Current status: Valid as Proeutropiichthys macropthalmos (Blyth 1860). Ailiidae. Distribution: Irrawaddy, Sittang and Bago River basins, Myanmar. Habitat: freshwater.