barbatus, Schizothorax McClelland [J.] & Griffith [W.] in McClelland 1842:580 [Calcutta Journal of Natural History v. 2 (no. 8); ref. 2926] Kabul River at Jalalabad, Afghanistan. Syntypes: (3) BMNH 1843.2.25.69 (1, dry skin). •Valid as Schizothorax barbatus McClelland 1842 -- (Coad 1981:12 [ref. 22348]). •Questionably a synonym of Schizothorax esocinus Heckel 1838 -- (Kullander et al. 1999:127 [ref. 23689]). Current status: Uncertain as Schizothorax esocinus Heckel 1838. Cyprinidae: Schizothoracinae. Distribution: Afghanistan. Habitat: freshwater.