orontis, Aphanius cypris Akşiray [F.] 1948:116, Pl. 2 (figs. 5-6); Figs. 11-12 [Revue de la Faculté des Sciences de l'Université d'Instanbul, Série B: Sciences Naturelles v. 13 (no. 2); ref. 13035] Small ditches near Lake Amik near Antakya, Turkey (36°17'N, 36°20'E). No types known. •Synonym of Lebias mento (Heckel 1843) -- (Lazara 2001:187 [ref. 25711]). •Synonym of Aphanius mento (Heckel 1843) -- (Wildekamp 1993:57 [ref. 26378], Wildekamp et al. 1999:37 [ref. 26561]). •Valid as Aphanius orontis Akşiray 1948 -- (Çiçek et al. 2018:24 [ref. 36267], Kärst et al. 2020:157 [ref. 38165]). •Valid as Paraphanius orontis (Akşiray 1948) -- (Bayçelebi 2020:762 [ref. 37964], Çiçek et al. 2020:258 [ref. 37644], Esmaeili et al. 2020:12 [ref. 37446], Freyhof & Yoğurtçuoğlu 2020:438 [ref. 37656], Çiçek et al. 2023:444 [ref. 40625], Saad et al. 2023:43 [ref. 40501], Çiçek et al. 2024:361 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Paraphanius orontis (Akşiray 1948). Aphaniidae. Distribution: Asia Minor: Orontes River basin and Titreyengöl, Hatay and Antalya Provinces (Turkey). Habitat: freshwater.