maeandricus, Aphanius chantrei Akşiray [F.] 1948:125, Pl. 3 (figs. 35-37); Figs. 20-21 [Revue de la Faculté des Sciences de l'Université d'Instanbul, Série B: Sciences Naturelles v. 13 (no. 2); ref. 13035] Springs of the Büyük Menderes River, near Isikli (38°19'N, 29°50'E) and Karakuyu (38°11'N, 29°55'E), Dinar, Turkey. No types known. •Synonym of Aphanius anatoliae (Leidenfrost 1912) -- (Wildekamp 1993:22 [ref. 26378]). •Synonym of Aphanius anatoliae (Leidenfrost 1912), subspecies anatoliae -- (Wildekamp et al. 1999:26 [ref. 26561] as meandricus). •Valid as Aphanius maeandricus Akşiray 1948 -- (Geiger et al. 2014:Table S2 [ref. 37408], Pfleiderer et al. 2014:580 [ref. 33587], Çiçek et al. 2015:150 [ref. 35151], Freyhof et al. 2017:583 [ref. 35477], Çiçek et al. 2018:23 [ref. 36267], Esmaeili et al. 2018:6 [ref. 36738], Yoğurtçuoğlu & Freyhof 2018:321 [ref. 35893], Çiçek et al. 2020:258 [ref. 37644], Kärst et al. 2020:64 [ref. 38165]). •Valid as Anatolichthys maeandricus (Akşiray 1948) -- (Freyhof & Yoğurtçuoğlu 2020:428 [ref. 37656], Çiçek et al. 2023:440 [ref. 40625], Çiçek et al. 2024:345 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Anatolichthys maeandricus (Akşiray 1948). Aphaniidae. Distribution: Asia Minor: Büyük Menderes River basin, Aegean Sea tributary, Denizli Province (Turkey). Habitat: freshwater, brackish.