Aphaniops Hoedeman [J. J.] 1951:2 Masc. Lebias dispar Rüppell 1829. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Aphanius Nardo 1827 -- (Tortonese 1973:270 [ref. 7192], Parenti 1981:521 [ref. 7066], Wildekamp et al. 1986:165 [ref. 6198], Krupp & Schneider 1989:388 [ref. 13651], Wildekamp 1993:19 [ref. 26378], Wildekamp et al. 1999:24 [ref. 26561]). •Synonym of Lebias Goldfuss 1820, but a valid subgenus Aphaniops -- (Lazara 2001:179 [ref. 25711], Esmaeili et al. 2020:3 [ref. 37446]). •Valid as Aphaniops Hoedeman 1951 -- (Esmaeili et al. 2020:5 [ref. 37446], Freyhof & Yoğurtçuoğlu 2020:428 [ref. 37656], Zarei et al. 2022:[6] 856 [ref. 40528]). Current status: Valid as Aphaniops Hoedeman 1951. Aphaniidae.