macrops, Chrysichthys Günther [A.] 1864:71 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 5; ref. 1974] Nile River. Syntypes: (7) BMNH 1860.11.9.125 (1) Lower Nile R., 1862.6.17.60-64 (5) Khartum. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:155 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Chrysichthys auratus (Geoffroy St. Hilaire 1809) -- (Risch 1986:14 [ref. 6190], Risch in Lévêque et al. 1992:413 [ref. 21590], Ferraris 2007:155 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Chrysichthys auratus (Geoffroy St. Hilaire 1809). Claroteidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.