faoensis, Barbus Günther [A.] 1896:397 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6) v. 17 (no. 101) (art. 57); ref. 14608] Fao, Iraq, Persian Gulf. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1888.5.17.4 [ex ZSD]. •Synonym of Barbus sharpeyi Günther 1874 -- (Coad 1991:14 [ref. 15702], Coad 1995:13 [ref. 23608]). •Synonym of Mesopotamichthys sharpeyi (Günther 1874) -- (Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:88 [ref. 37983], Çiçek et al. 2024:175 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Synonym of Mesopotamichthys sharpeyi (Günther 1874). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.