mauritanica, Barbus pobeguini var. Pellegrin [J.] 1937:337 [Comptes rendus de la ... session, Association Française pour l'Avancement des Sciences. Paris v. 60; ref. 17243] West Sahara, Mauritania. Syntypes: MNHN 1936-0134 to 0140 (79). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1948:41 [ref. 19574]. Species epithet correct as mauritanicus due to masculine gender of genus Barbus. •Synonym of Barbus pobeguini Pellegrin 1911 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:281 [ref. 6186], Lévêque in Lévêque et al. 1990:324 [ref. 21589]). •Synonym of Enteromius pobeguini (Pellegrin 1911) -- (Hayes & Armbruster 2017:354 [ref. 35417]). Current status: Synonym of Enteromius pobeguini (Pellegrin 1911). Cyprinidae: Smiliogastrinae. Habitat: freshwater.