melanotus, Cyprinus Temminck [C. J.] & Schlegel [H.] 1846:190, Pl. 97 (figs. 1, 1a-b) [Fauna Japonica Parts 10-14; ref. 4374] Fresh waters of Japan. Lectotype: RMNH 2399. Paralectotypes: RMNH D1874 (1, stuffed). Lectotype selected by Boeseman 1947:153 [ref. 12876]. •Synonym of Cyprinus carpio Linnaeus 1758 -- (Okada 1961:521 [ref. 6363], Barus et al. in Bănărescu & Paepke 2002:85 [ref. 25856]). •Synonym of Cyprinus rubrofuscus Lacepède 1803 -- (Kottelat 2013:96 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Cyprinus rubrofuscus Lacepède 1803. Cyprinidae: Cyprininae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.