aralensis, Cobitis Kessler [K. F.] 1877:184 [The Aralo-Caspian Expedition; ref. 2597] Syr Darya River mouth, Kazakhstan; Amu Darya River mouth, Uzbekistan. Syntypes: (4 + 1) BMNH 1897.7.5.18 (1 on exchange); ZIN 10932 (1). •Synonym of Cobitis aurata De Filippi 1863, but a valid subspecies aralensis Kessler 1877 -- (Berg 1949:895 [ref. 20661], Mitrofanov & Dukravec 1989:67 [ref. 37748]). •Questionably the same as Sabanejewia balcanica (Karaman 1922) -- (Kottelat 1997:91 [ref. 22952]). •Questionably a synonym of Sabanejewia aurita (De Filippi 1863) -- (Kottelat 2012:41 [ref. 32367], Vasil'eva et al. 2022:13 [ref. 39491]). •Synonym of Sabanejewia aurata (De Filippi 1863), but a valid subspecies aralensis Kessler 1877 -- (Vasil'eva 1998:102 [ref. 23591], Coad & Abdoli 2000:58 [ref. 25296], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:159 [ref. 37983], Çiçek et al. 2024:59 [ref. 40789]). •Valid as Sabanejewia aralensis (Kessler 1877) -- (Vasil'eva & Vasil'ev 2023:[10] [ref. 40114], Vasil'eva & Vasil'ev 2024:[5] [ref. 40732]). Current status: Valid as Sabanejewia aralensis (Kessler 1877). Cobitidae. Distribution: Eurasia: Aral Sea basin. Habitat: freshwater.