Species that contain: Barbus and meridionalis [ 4 ] records

barbus, Cyprinus Linnaeus [C.] 1758:320 [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] Europe. Lectotype: BMNH 1853.11.12.144 (skin). Paralectotypes: NRM 8052 (1), 8055 (1). Type catalog: Wheeler 1958:212 [ref. 13434], Fernholm & Wheeler 1983:217-218 [ref. 20707]. The Gronovius specimen in the British Museum has been suggested as the putative lectotype by Fernholm & Wheeler 1983:218 [ref. 20707]; that specimen designated lectotype by Kottelat 1997:47 [ref. 22952]. •Valid as Barbus barbus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Berg 1949:687 [ref. 20661], Lelek 1987:156 [ref. 22962], Berrebi & Cattaneo-Berrebi 1993:319 [ref. 38654], Bianco 1995:307 [ref. 21944], Reshetnikov et al. 1997:735 [ref. 24702], Bogutskaya 1998:87 [ref. 23589], Bianco 1998:127 [ref. 23811], Briolay et al. 1998:101 [ref. 25586], Tsigenopoulos & Berrebi 2000:174 [ref. 25489], Bianco & Ketmaier 2001:194 [ref. 26728], Kotlík et al. 2002:237 [ref. 26484], Ryabov 2002:794 [ref. 26575], Bănărescu et al. in Bănărescu & Bogutskaya 2003:43 [ref. 27353], Hanel 2003:51 [ref. 27894], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:46 [ref. 28183], Vassilev & Pehlivanov 2005:167 [ref. 28369], Hanel & Lusk 2005:233 [ref. 28804], Kottelat 2006:87 [ref. 28831], Fricke 2007:28 [ref. 30577], Fricke et al. 2007:32 [ref. 29533], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:119 [ref. 29996], Kottelat 2013:110 [ref. 32989], Levin et al. 2012:544 [ref. 33912], Parin et al. 2014:70 [ref. 33547], Buonerba et al. 2015:115 [ref. 35178], Turan et al. 2018:554 [ref. 36092], Ćaleta et al. 2019:151 [ref. 37026], Lorenzoni et al. 2019:251 [ref. 37108], Dyldin et al. 2020:105 [ref. 37569], Rossi et al. 2021:6 [ref. 38697], Dyldin et al. 2023:[10] [ref. 40328], Nagy et al. 2023:356 [ref. 40348]). Current status: Valid as Barbus barbus (Linnaeus 1758). Cyprinidae: Barbinae. Distribution: Widespread in Europe, east to Ukraine; introduced in Italy. Hybridizes with Barbus meridionalis Risso 1827. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

caninus, Barbus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1842:142, Pl. 464 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 16; ref. 1009] [Lac Majeur] Lago Maggiore, Italy. Lectotype: MNHN 0000-1408. Paralectotypes: MNHN 0000-0070 (1), B-2578 [ex MNHN 0000-2597] (1), 0000-2583 (2), B-2597 (2), 0000-3369 (4), 0000-3943 (1), 0000-3944 (1, dry). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1948:23 [ref. 19574]. Appeared first as name only in Cuvier 1829:273 [ref. 995] and as Valenciennes in Cuvier 1842:217 [ref. 4980]. Type information: Almaça 1969:1120, 1132-1133 [ref. 20712] who allocated the type specimens among 3 species and named two lectotypes; Kottelat 1997:48 [ref. 22952] selected MNHN 1408 as lectotype, which is the specimen referred to Barbus meridionalis caninus by Almaça. •Permanently invalid; synonym and homonym of Barbus caninus Bonaparte 1839 -- (Bianco 1995:318 [ref. 21944], Bianco in Bogutskaya in Bănărescu & Bogutskaya 2003:130 [ref. 27353]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Barbus caninus Bonaparte 1839. Cyprinidae: Barbinae. Habitat: freshwater.

meridionalis, Barbus Risso [A.] 1827:437 [Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale v. 3; ref. 3757] Var River at Nice, Département des Alpes-Maritimes, France. Lectotype: MNHN 0000-0070. Lectotype selected by Bianco 1995:319 [ref. 21944]. •Valid as Barbus meridionalis Risso 1827 -- (Berg 1949:698 [ref. 20661], Lelek 1987:160 [ref. 22962], Michajlova 1989:23 [ref. 20062], Berrebi & Cattaneo-Berrebi 1993:319 [ref. 38654], Karakousis et al. 1993:232 [ref. 22335], Coad 1996:84 [ref. 25304], Miranda & Escala 2000:197 [ref. 24798], Kotlík et al. 2002:236 [ref. 26484], Doadrio & Perdices in Bănărescu & Bogutskaya 2003:277 [ref. 27353], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:127 [ref. 29996], Levin et al. 2012:544 [ref. 33912], Lorenzoni et al. 2019:251 [ref. 37108]). Current status: Valid as Barbus meridionalis Risso 1827. Cyprinidae: Barbinae. Distribution: Southern Europe: northern Mediterranean coastal watersheds. Hybridizes with Barbus barbus (Linnaeus 1758). Not in Italy. Habitat: freshwater.

petenyi, Barbus Heckel [J. J.] 1852:29 [Verhandlungen der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien. v. 2; ref. 22971] Mures River, at Rastolita, Transylvania, Romania. Neotype: NMW 94602. Appeared first as name only and not available as petenyii in Heckel 1848:194 [ref. 18256]. Neotype designated validly in Kotlík et al. 2002:229, 237 [ref. 26484]. •Synonym of Barbus meridionalis Risso 1827, but a valid subspecies -- (Berg 1949:698 [ref. 20661], Lelek 1987:160 [ref. 22962]). •Probably a synonym of Barbus peloponnesius Valenciennes 1842 -- (Karakousis et al. 1993:232 [ref. 22335]). •Synonym of Barbus peloponnesius Valenciennes 1842 -- (Kottelat 1997:49 [ref. 22952], Economidis et al. in Bănărescu & Bogutskaya 2003:301 [ref. 27353] but as a valid subspecies). •Valid as Barbus petenyi Heckel 1852 -- (Michajlova 1989:23 [ref. 20062], Tsigenopoulos & Berrebi 2000:174 [ref. 25489], Bianco & Ketmaier 2001:200 [ref. 26728], Kotlík et al. 2002:229 [ref. 26484], Vassilev & Pehlivanov 2005:167 [ref. 28369] dated 1847, Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:128 [ref. 29996], Antal et al. 2016:187 [ref. 34094], Levin et al. 2019:42 [ref. 36643], Nagy et al. 2023:356 [ref. 40348]). Current status: Valid as Barbus petenyi Heckel 1852. Cyprinidae: Barbinae. Distribution: Southeastern Europe: Danube basin and western Black Sea tributaries (Romania and Bulgaria). Habitat: freshwater.