kruppi, Aphanius Freyhof [J.], Weissenbacher [A.] & Geiger [M. F.] 2017:561, Figs. 2-5 [Zootaxa 4338 (no. 3); ref. 35649] Spring in Al Mudayrib, Oman, 22°36'46"N, 58°40'31"E. Holotype: ZFMK-ICH 103668. Paratype: FSJF. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Aphanius kruppi Freyhof, Weissenbacher & Geiger 2017 -- (Esmaeili et al. 2018:6 [ref. 36738], Teimori et al. 2018:[15] [ref. 35934], Freyhof et al. 2020:198 [ref. 37658], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:262 [ref. 37983], Kärst et al. 2020:104 [ref. 38165]). •Valid as Aphaniops kruppi (Freyhof, Weissenbacher & Geiger 2017) -- (Charmpila et al. 2020:[2] [ref. 37697], Esmaeili et al. 2020:5 [ref. 37446], Freyhof & Yoğurtçuoğlu 2020:432 [ref. 37656], Esmaeili et al. 2022:491 [ref. 39253], Zarei et al. 2022:[6] 856 [ref. 40528], Esmaeili & Hamidan 2023:217 [ref. 40377], Çiçek et al. 2024:350 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Aphaniops kruppi (Freyhof, Weissenbacher & Geiger 2017). Aphaniidae. Distribution: Middle East: Wadi Bani Khalid drainage (northern Oman and eastern Yemen). Habitat: freshwater.