pontica, Cobitis Vasil'eva [E. D.] & Vasil'ev [V. P.] 2006:S17, Fig. [Journal of Ichthyology v. 46 (suppl. 1); ref. 28976] Veleka River, Bulgaria. Holotype: ZMUU P-21363. Paratypes: ZMUU P-21364 (4 of 6), NMP P6V 83980-81 (2). Type catalog: Mlíkovský et al. 2011:154 [ref. 33498]. •Valid as Cobitis pontica Vasil'eva & Vasil'ev 2006 -- (Erk'akan et al. 2008:112 [ref. 29860], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:312 [ref. 29996], Çiçek et al. 2015:148 [ref. 35151], Eagderi et al. 2017:50 [ref. 35199], Çiçek et al. 2020:244 [ref. 37644], Çiçek et al. 2023:337 [ref. 40625], Çiçek et al. 2024:54 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Cobitis pontica Vasil'eva & Vasil'ev 2006. Cobitidae. Distribution: Southeastern Europe: Bulgaria and Turkey. Habitat: freshwater.