kosswigi, Barbus plebejus Karaman [M. S.] 1971:206 [Mitteilungen aus dem Hamburgischen Zoologischen Museum und Institut v. 67; ref. 2560] Haman Suyu [Hamann], Beytusebab [Beytüssebap]-Hakkari Province, Tigris basin, Turkey. Syntypes: ZMH H4209 and 1159 (6 of 13). Type catalog: Wilkens 1977:157 [ref. 22013]. Subjectively invalid; secondarily preoccupied in Barbus by Cyclocheilichthys kosswigi Ladiges 1960. •Valid as Barbus kosswigi Karaman 1971 -- (Krupp 1985:22 [ref. 11626]). •Mention -- (Coad 1991:14 [ref. 15702], Coad 1995:13 [ref. 23608]). •Questionably a synonym of Barbus plebejus Bonaparte 1839 -- (Kottelat 1997:50 [ref. 22952] but also a homonym). •Valid as Luciobarbus kosswigi (Karaman 1971) -- (Fricke et al. 2007:42 [ref. 29533], Çiçek et al. 2015:144 [ref. 35151]). •Synonym of Barbus lacerta Heckel 1843 -- (Khaefi et al. 2017:100 [ref. 35344], Çiçek et al. 2024:149 [ref. 40789]). 2°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Barbus lacerta Heckel 1843. Cyprinidae: Barbinae. Habitat: freshwater.