Species that contain: Anatolichthys and splendens [ 2 ] records

saldae, Aphanius splendens Akşiray [F.] 1955:58, Pl. 1 (figs. 1-2); Figs 1-2 [Publications of the Hydrobiological Research Institute, Series B, Istanbul =İstanbul Üniversitesi Fen Fakültesi Hidrobiologi Araştırma Enstitüsü Yayınlarından Seri B. v. 3 (nos. 2-3); ref. 12260] Lake Salda near Yesilova (37°31'N, 29°39'E), Burdur District, Turkey. Holotype: male (Männchen, not researched). Paratypes: Sammlung des Zool. Inst. Istanbul. (not researched). •Synonym of Lebias splendens (Kosswig & Sözer 1945) -- (Lazara 2001:189 [ref. 25711]). •Synonym of Aphanius anatoliae (Leidenfrost 1912), subspecies splendens (Kosswig & Sözer 1945) -- (Wildekamp 1993:26 [ref. 26378], Wildekamp et al. 1999:28 [ref. 26561]). •Valid as Aphanius saldae Akşiray 1955 -- (Geiger et al. 2014:Table S2 [ref. 37408], Pfleiderer et al. 2014:580 [ref. 33587], Çiçek et al. 2015:150 [ref. 35151], Freyhof et al. 2017:583 [ref. 35477], Çiçek et al. 2018:24 [ref. 36267], Esmaeili et al. 2018:7 [ref. 36738], Yoğurtçuoğlu & Freyhof 2018:320 [ref. 35893], Çiçek et al. 2020:258 [ref. 37644], Kärst et al. 2020:75 [ref. 38165]). •Valid as Anatolichthys saldae (Akşiray 1955) -- (Freyhof & Yoğurtçuoğlu 2020:428 [ref. 37656], Çiçek et al. 2023:441 [ref. 40625], Çiçek et al. 2024:346 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Anatolichthys saldae (Akşiray 1955). Aphaniidae. Distribution: Asia Minor: Lake Salda, Burdur Province (Turkey). Habitat: freshwater.

splendens, Anatolichthys Kosswig [C.] & Sözer [F.] 1945:77, Fig. 2 [Revue de la Faculté des Sciences de l'Université d'Instanbul, Série B: Sciences Naturelles v. 10 (no. 2); ref. 2664] Lake Gölçük, west of Isparta (37°44'N, 30°30'E), central Anatolia, Turkey. Lectotype: ZMH 3505. Paralectotypes: (27). Lectotype mentioned in Freyhof et al. 2017:583 [ref. 35477], selection not researched. •Valid as Kosswigichthys splendens (Kosswig & Sözer 1945) -- (Parenti 1981:524 [ref. 7066]). •Valid as Lebias splendens (Kosswig & Sözer 1945) -- (Lazara 2001:189 [ref. 25711], Getahun & Lazara 2001:152 [ref. 25127]). •Synonym of Aphanius anatoliae (Leidenfrost 1912), but a valid subspecies splendens (Kosswig & Sözer 1945) -- (Wildekamp 1993:26 [ref. 26378], Seegers 1997:16 [ref. 23895], Wildekamp et al. 1999:28 [ref. 26561], Hrbek & Wildekamp 2003:140 [ref. 26764], Hrbek et al. 2006:250 [ref. 28685]). •Valid as Aphanius splendens (Kosswig & Sözer 1945) -- (Çiçek et al. 2015:150 [ref. 35151], Freyhof et al. 2017:583 [ref. 35477], Çiçek et al. 2018:24 [ref. 36267], Esmaeili et al. 2018:8 [ref. 36738], Yoğurtçuoğlu & Freyhof 2018:320 [ref. 35893], Çiçek et al. 2020:258 [ref. 37644], Kärst et al. 2020:79 [ref. 38165]). •Valid as Anatolichthys splendens Kosswig & Sözer 1945 -- (Freyhof & Yoğurtçuoğlu 2020:428 [ref. 37656], Çiçek et al. 2023:441 [ref. 40625], Çiçek et al. 2024:347 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Anatolichthys splendens Kosswig & Sözer 1945. Aphaniidae. Distribution: Asia Minor: Lake Gölçük, Isparta Province (Turkey). Habitat: freshwater, brackish.