pyropterus, Systomus McClelland [J.] 1839:285, 383, Pl. 44 (fig. 1) [Asiatic Researches v. 19 (pt 2); ref. 2923] Ponds in upper Assam, India. Syntypes: BMNH 1843.2.25.15-18 (5 skins), ?1843.2.25.14 (1). Spelled pyropterus on p. 285 and plate caption (p. 314); spelled pyrropterus on p. 383; corrected in Erratum. •Synonym of Puntius conchonius (Hamilton 1822) -- (Menon 1999:90 [ref. 24904], Pethiyagoda et al. 2012:81 [ref. 32071]). •Valid as Systomus pyropterus McClelland 1839 -- (Bleher 2018:796 [ref. 36647]). Current status: Synonym of Pethia conchonius (Hamilton 1822). Cyprinidae: Smiliogastrinae. Habitat: freshwater.