alexandri, Aphanius cypris Akşiray [F.] 1948:119 [Revue de la Faculté des Sciences de l'Université d'Instanbul, Série B: Sciences Naturelles v. 13 (no. 2); ref. 13035] Coastal creek near Iskenderun, Turkey (36°35'N, 36°10'E). No types known. •Synonym of Lebias mento Heckel 1843 -- (Lazara 2001:187 [ref. 25711]). •Synonym of Aphanius mento (Heckel 1843) -- (Wildekamp 1993:58 [ref. 26378], Wildekamp et al. 1999:37 [ref. 26561]). •Valid as Aphanius alexandri Akşiray 1948 -- (Çiçek et al. 2018:22 [ref. 36267], Kärst et al. 2020:151 [ref. 38165]). •Valid as Paraphanius alexandri (Akşiray 1948) -- (Esmaeili et al. 2020:12 [ref. 37446], Bayçelebi 2020:761 [ref. 37964], Çiçek et al. 2020:258 [ref. 37644], Freyhof & Yoğurtçuoğlu 2020:438 [ref. 37656], Çiçek et al. 2023:443 [ref. 40625], Çiçek et al. 2024:358 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Paraphanius alexandri (Akşiray 1948). Aphaniidae. Distribution: Asia Minor: Mediterranean costal region of Ceyhan River basin (Turkey). Habitat: freshwater.