ephesi, Knipowitschia Ahnelt [H.] 1995:156, Fig. 1 [Mitteilungen aus dem Hamburgischen Zoologischen Museum und Institut v. 92; ref. 22021] Ephesus, Küçük Menderes River drainage, İzmir Province, western Anatolia, Turkey, 37°58'N, 27°17'E. Holotype: ZMH 2177.1. Paratypes: ZMH 2177.2-11 (10). Type catalog: Çiçek et al. 2019:[2] [ref. 36881]. •Valid as Knipowitschia ephesi Ahnelt 1995 -- (Miller in Miller 2004:335 [ref. 27853], Kovačić 2005:278 [ref. 28382], Kovačić & Sanda 2007:83 [ref. 29335], Miller 2009:1506 [ref. 30234], Ahnelt 2011:26 [ref. 31650], Freyhof 2011:283 [ref. 31742], Çiçek et al. 2015:152 [ref. 35151], Ahnelt 2016:9195 [ref. 34845], Çiçek et al. 2018:25 [ref. 36267]). •Synonym of Knipowitschia ricasolii (Di Caporiacco 1935) -- (Çiçek et al. 2019:[2] [ref. 36881], Parenti 2021:326 [ref. 38603], Çiçek et al. 2023:430 [ref. 40625], Çiçek et al. 2024:320 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Synonym of Knipowitschia ricasolii (Di Caporiacco 1935). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.