nikolskii, Cirrhina afghana var. Berg [L. S.] 1905:61 [Izviestii Turkestanskago otdiela Russkago geograficheskago obschchestva v. 4; ref. 15338] Bampur River, southeastern Iran. Syntypes: ZIN 11709 (7). Original genus should have been Cirrhinus. •Synonym of Cyprinion microphthalmum (Day 1880) -- (Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015:870 [ref. 34062], Esmaeili et al. 2015:120 [ref. 35030]). •Synonym of Cyprinion watsoni (Day 1872) -- (Bianco & Bănărescu 1982:84 [ref. 8508], Coad 1995:16 [ref. 23608], Coad 1996:4 [ref. 23831], Esmaeili et al. 2010:369 [ref. 33391], Esmaeili et al. 2017:44 [ref. 35254], Esmaeili et al. 2018:26 [ref. 36089], Çiçek et al. 2024:144 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Synonym of Cyprinion watsoni (Day 1872). Cyprinidae: Barbinae. Habitat: freshwater.