aralensis, Rutilus rutilus Berg [L. S.] 1916:134 [Les Poissons des eaux douces de la Russie; ref. 277] Aral Sea. Syntypes: ?ZIN. Not available, infrasubspecific according to Kottelat 1997. •Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758), but a valid subspecies as described -- (Berg 1949:505 [ref. 20661], Yang & Hwang 1964:12 [ref. 13497], Coad 1981:11 [ref. 22348], Mitrofanov et al. 1987:32 [ref. 37731], Bogutskaya 1997:179 [ref. 23566]). •Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:81 [ref. 22952], Bogutskaya 1998:70 [ref. 23589]). •Synonym of Rutilus lacustris (Pallas 1814) -- (Levin et al. 2017:44 [ref. 35061], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:144 [ref. 37983], Çiçek et al. 2024:252 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Synonym of Rutilus lacustris (Pallas 1814). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.