farsicus, Aphanius Teimori [A.], Esmaeili [H. R.] & Reichenbacher [B.] 2011:55, Figs. 2-3 [Zootaxa No. 3096; ref. 31612] Spring on the edge of Shiraz [Maharlu] Lake, southern Iran. Syntypes: ZSI F9403-04 (2). Replacement name for Aphanius persicus (Jenkins 1910), once preoccupied by Aphanius persicus (Priem 1908) in fossil fishes. Treated as a noun. •Valid as Aphanius farsicus Teimori, Esmaeili & Reichenbacher 2011 -- (Esmaeili et al. 2012:58 [ref. 31822], Teimori et al. 2012:56 [ref. 32136], Esmaeili et al. 2014:29 [ref. 33250], Keivany & Esmaeili 2014:68 [ref. 33293], Gholami et al. 2013:137 [ref. 33004], Esmaeili et al. 2014:248 [ref. 33345], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015:893 [ref. 34062], Teimori et al. 2015:90 [ref. 34095], Esmaeili et al. 2017:89 [ref. 35254], Esmaeili et al. 2018:72 [ref. 36089], Esmaeili et al. 2018:5 [ref. 36738], Esmaeili et al. 2020:5 [ref. 37446], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:260 [ref. 37983], Kärst et al. 2020:168 [ref. 38165]). •Synonym of Esmaeilius persicus (Jenkins 1910) -- (Freyhof & Yoğurtçuoğlu 2020:444 [ref. 37656], Çiçek et al. 2024:356 [ref. 40789]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Esmaeilius persicus (Jenkins 1910). Aphaniidae. Habitat: freshwater.