ðɪs fˈɪʃ wʌz ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli nˈeɪmd sˈɪpɹɪnəs sˈɑːfoːɹ baɪ fɹˈænsɪs bjuːkˈænənhˈæməltən ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti tˈuː, ænd ɪz ˈɔːlsoʊ ɹᵻfˈɜːd tʊ æz sˈɪstɑːməs sˈɑːfoːɹ, ænd bˈɑːɹbəs sˈɑːfoːɹ.
This fish was originally named Cyprinus sophore by Francis Buchanan-Hamilton in 1822, and is also referred to as Systomus sophore, and Barbus sophore.