orientalis, Cyprinion Vaillant [L. L.] 1893:203 [7] [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (8th Série) v. 5 (no. 4); ref. 4486] Black River, Upper Tonkin, northern Vietnam. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1892-0264. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1948:73 [ref. 19574]. On p. 7 of separate. •A species of Carassius Nilsson 1832 -- (Ng & Kottelat 2000:852 [ref. 25863]). •Synonym of Carassioides acuminatus (Richardson 1846) -- (Kottelat 2001:20 [ref. 25482], Kottelat 2013:84 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Carassioides acuminatus (Richardson 1846). Cyprinidae: Cyprininae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.