minutus, Cyprinus gibelio var. Kessler [K. F.] 1856:42 [Natural history of the provinces; ref. 18388] Small ponds near Kiev, Ukraine. Syntypes: ZIN 7192 (? not present in 1997). •Synonym of Carassius carassius (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Berg 1949:821 [ref. 20661], Kottelat 1997:51 [ref. 22952], Bogutskaya 1998:92 [ref. 23589], Szczerbowski & Szczerbowski in Bănărescu & Paepke 2002:43 [ref. 25856]). Current status: Synonym of Carassius carassius (Linnaeus 1758). Cyprinidae: Cyprininae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.