Species that contain: Aphanius and mento [ 9 ] records

alexandri, Aphanius cypris Akşiray [F.] 1948:119 [Revue de la Faculté des Sciences de l'Université d'Instanbul, Série B: Sciences Naturelles v. 13 (no. 2); ref. 13035] Coastal creek near Iskenderun, Turkey (36°35'N, 36°10'E). No types known. •Synonym of Lebias mento Heckel 1843 -- (Lazara 2001:187 [ref. 25711]). •Synonym of Aphanius mento (Heckel 1843) -- (Wildekamp 1993:58 [ref. 26378], Wildekamp et al. 1999:37 [ref. 26561]). •Valid as Aphanius alexandri Akşiray 1948 -- (Çiçek et al. 2018:22 [ref. 36267], Kärst et al. 2020:151 [ref. 38165]). •Valid as Paraphanius alexandri (Akşiray 1948) -- (Esmaeili et al. 2020:12 [ref. 37446], Bayçelebi 2020:761 [ref. 37964], Çiçek et al. 2020:258 [ref. 37644], Freyhof & Yoğurtçuoğlu 2020:438 [ref. 37656], Çiçek et al. 2023:443 [ref. 40625], Çiçek et al. 2024:358 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Paraphanius alexandri (Akşiray 1948). Aphaniidae. Distribution: Asia Minor: Mediterranean costal region of Ceyhan River basin (Turkey). Habitat: freshwater.

boulengeri, Aphanius cypris Akşiray [F.] 1948:118, Figs. 13-14 [Revue de la Faculté des Sciences de l'Université d'Instanbul, Série B: Sciences Naturelles v. 13 (no. 2); ref. 13035] Lake Gösbasi, in an area of three small lakes west of Besni, Malatya District, Turkey (37°45'N, 37°35'E). No types known. •Synonym of Lebias mento Heckel 1843 -- (Lazara 2001:187 [ref. 25711]). •Synonym of Aphanius mento (Heckel 1843) -- (Wildekamp 1993:57 [ref. 26378], Wildekamp et al. 1999:37 [ref. 26561]). •Valid as Aphanius boulengeri Akşiray 1948 -- (Kärst et al. 2020:153 [ref. 38165]). •Valid as Paraphanius boulengeri (Akşiray 1948) -- (Bayçelebi 2020:761 [ref. 37964], Freyhof & Yoğurtçuoğlu 2020:438 [ref. 37656], Çiçek et al. 2023:444 [ref. 40625], Çiçek et al. 2024:359 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Paraphanius boulengeri (Akşiray 1948). Aphaniidae. Distribution: Asia Minor: Mediterranean drainages of Turkey. Habitat: freshwater.

cypris, Lebias Heckel [J. J.] 1843:1090 [100] [Ichthyologie [von Syrien]. In Russegger v. 1 (pt 2); ref. 2066] Mossul, northern Iraq. Lectotype: NMW 59598:1. Paralectotypes: NMW 59598:2-5 (4) On p. 100 of separate [ref. 2067]. Lectotype selected by Krupp & Schneider 1989:390 [ref. 13651]. •Synonym of Lebias mento Heckel 1843 -- (Lazara 2001:187 [ref. 25711]). •Synonym of Aphanius mento (Heckel 1843) -- (Goren 1974:98 [ref. 7502], Krupp & Schneider 1989:390 [ref. 13651], Coad 1991:20 [ref. 15702], Wildekamp 1993:57 [ref. 26378], Coad 1995:26 [ref. 23608], Wildekamp et al. 1999:36 [ref. 26561], Fricke et al. 2007:71 [ref. 29533], Esmaeili et al. 2010:375 [ref. 33391], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015:894 [ref. 34062], Esmaeili et al. 2017:91 [ref. 35254], Esmaeili et al. 2018:73 [ref. 36089]). •Synonym of Paraphanius mento (Heckel 1843). Current status: Synonym of Paraphanius mento (Heckel 1843). Aphaniidae. Habitat: freshwater.

guentheri, Aphanius cypris Özarslan [S.] 1958:67, 71-72, 74 [Revue de la Faculté des Sciences de l'Université d'Instanbul, Série B: Sciences Naturelles v. 23 (nos 1-2); ref. 25876] No types known. Name spelled güntheri originally but here corrected to guentheri. Apparently an available name. •In the synonymy of Lebias mento Heckel 1843 -- (Lazara 2001:188 [ref. 25711] as sophiae güntheri and nomen nudum). •Synonym of Paraphanius mento (Heckel 1843). Current status: Synonym of Paraphanius mento (Heckel 1843). Aphaniidae. Habitat: freshwater.

mento, Lebias Heckel [J. J.] 1843:1089 [99] [Ichthyologie [von Syrien]. In Russegger v. 1 (pt 2); ref. 2066] Mossul, northern Iraq (36°18'N, 43°18'E). Possible syntypes: NMW 21699-704 (6), 59832 (21). Illustraed by Heckel 1843: Pl. 6 (fig. 4) [ref. 2067]. On p. 99 of separate [ref. 2067]. •Valid as Lebias mento Heckel 1843 -- (Coad 1998:103 [ref. 23869], Lazara 2001:187 [ref. 25711], Getahun & Lazara 2001:152 [ref. 25127]). •Valid as Aphanius mento (Heckel 1843) -- (Goren 1974:98 [ref. 7502], Coad 1988:115 [ref. 11814], Krupp & Schneider 1989:390 [ref. 13651], Coad 1991:20 [ref. 15702], Wildekamp 1993:57 [ref. 26378], Coad 1995:26 [ref. 23608], Seegers 1997:16 [ref. 23895], Coad & Abdoli 2000:87 [ref. 25295], Wildekamp et al. 1999:36 [ref. 26561], Fricke et al. 2007:71 [ref. 29533], Coad 2009:152 [ref. 30643], Coad 2010:248 [ref. 36620], Esmaeili et al. 2010:375 [ref. 33391], Khalaf 2013:4 [ref. 37897], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015:893 [ref. 34062], Çiçek et al. 2015:150 [ref. 35151], Esmaeili et al. 2017:91 [ref. 35254], Esmaeili et al. 2018:73 [ref. 36089], Esmaeili et al. 2018:7 [ref. 36738], Kärst et al. 2020:154 [ref. 38165]). •Valid as Paraphanius mento (Heckel 1843) -- (Bayçelebi 2020:762 [ref. 37964], Çiçek et al. 2020:258 [ref. 37644], Esmaeili et al. 2020:5 [ref. 37446], Freyhof & Yoğurtçuoğlu 2020:438 [ref. 37656], Çiçek et al. 2023:471 [ref. 40601], Çiçek et al. 2023:31 [ref. 40616], Çiçek et al. 2023:444 [ref. 40625], Saad et al. 2023:43 [ref. 40501], Çiçek et al. 2024:359 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Paraphanius mento (Heckel 1843). Aphaniidae. Distribution: Asia Minor and Middle East: Tigris River basin (southern Turkey, Syria, Israel, Iraq and Iran). Habitat: freshwater.

mentoides, Aphanius sophiae Akşiray [F.] 1948:110, Pl. 1 (figs. 1-2); Figs. 7-8 [Revue de la Faculté des Sciences de l'Université d'Instanbul, Série B: Sciences Naturelles v. 13 (no. 2); ref. 13035] Kirk Göz, northwestern of Antalya, Turkey (37°06'N, 30°35'E). No types known. •Synonym of Lebias mento (Heckel 1843) -- (Lazara 2001:188 [ref. 25711]). •Synonym of Aphanius mento (Heckel 1843) -- (Wildekamp 1993:57 [ref. 26378], Wildekamp et al. 1999:37 [ref. 26561]). •Valid as Aphanius mentoides Akşiray 1948 -- (Çiçek et al. 2018:23 [ref. 36267], Kärst et al. 2020:155 [ref. 38165]). •Valid as Paraphanius mentoides (Akşiray 1948) -- (Çiçek et al. 2020:258 [ref. 37644], Esmaeili et al. 2020:12 [ref. 37446], Freyhof & Yoğurtçuoğlu 2020:438 [ref. 37656], Çiçek et al. 2023:444 [ref. 40625], Çiçek et al. 2024:360 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Paraphanius mentoides (Akşiray 1948). Aphaniidae. Distribution: Asia Minor: Mediterranean Sea tributaries, Antalya and Bitlis Provinces (Turkey). Habitat: freshwater.

orontis, Aphanius cypris Akşiray [F.] 1948:116, Pl. 2 (figs. 5-6); Figs. 11-12 [Revue de la Faculté des Sciences de l'Université d'Instanbul, Série B: Sciences Naturelles v. 13 (no. 2); ref. 13035] Small ditches near Lake Amik near Antakya, Turkey (36°17'N, 36°20'E). No types known. •Synonym of Lebias mento (Heckel 1843) -- (Lazara 2001:187 [ref. 25711]). •Synonym of Aphanius mento (Heckel 1843) -- (Wildekamp 1993:57 [ref. 26378], Wildekamp et al. 1999:37 [ref. 26561]). •Valid as Aphanius orontis Akşiray 1948 -- (Çiçek et al. 2018:24 [ref. 36267], Kärst et al. 2020:157 [ref. 38165]). •Valid as Paraphanius orontis (Akşiray 1948) -- (Bayçelebi 2020:762 [ref. 37964], Çiçek et al. 2020:258 [ref. 37644], Esmaeili et al. 2020:12 [ref. 37446], Freyhof & Yoğurtçuoğlu 2020:438 [ref. 37656], Çiçek et al. 2023:444 [ref. 40625], Saad et al. 2023:43 [ref. 40501], Çiçek et al. 2024:361 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Paraphanius orontis (Akşiray 1948). Aphaniidae. Distribution: Asia Minor: Orontes River basin and Titreyengöl, Hatay and Antalya Provinces (Turkey). Habitat: freshwater.

similis, Aphanius sophiae Akşiray [F.] 1948:111, Pl. 4 (figs. 38-42); Figs. 9-10 [Revue de la Faculté des Sciences de l'Université d'Instanbul, Série B: Sciences Naturelles v. 13 (no. 2); ref. 13035] Akgöl between Konya and Ereglisi, Turkey (37°31'N, 33°45'E). No types known. •Synonym of Lebias mento (Heckel 1843) -- (Lazara 2001:188 [ref. 25711]). •Synonym of Aphanius mento (Heckel 1843) -- (Wildekamp 1993:57 [ref. 26378], Wildekamp et al. 1999:37 [ref. 26561]). •Valid as Aphanius similis Akşiray 1948 -- (Çiçek et al. 2018:24 [ref. 36267], Kärst et al. 2020:158 [ref. 38165]). •Valid as Paraphanius similis (Akşiray 1948) -- (Bayçelebi 2020:762 [ref. 37964], Çiçek et al. 2020:258 [ref. 37644], Esmaeili et al. 2020:12 [ref. 37446], Freyhof & Yoğurtçuoğlu 2020:439 [ref. 37656], Kelleci et al. 2021:282 [ref. 38359], Çiçek et al. 2023:445 [ref. 40625], Çiçek et al. 2023:152 [ref. 40728], Çiçek et al. 2024:361 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Paraphanius similis (Akşiray 1948). Aphaniidae. Distribution: Asia Minor: Mediterranean tributaries, Konya, Adana and Nigde Provinces (south-central Turkey). Habitat: freshwater.

striptus, Aphanius mento Goren [M.] 1974:99 [Israel Journal of Zoology v. 23 (no. 2); ref. 7502] Rosh Hanikra, springs near Amiqam, Israel. Holotype: TAU 3280 [= SMNHTAU]. Paratypes: TAU [= SMNHTAU] 3142 (6). Additional material: TAU [= SMNHTAU] 2690 (1), 3125 & 3150 (19), 3129-31 (18), 3133 (11), 3134-35 (1, 1). Wildekamp et al. 1999:39 [ref. 26561] included the name Cyprinodon striptus Lortet [1883] as a nomen nudum in the synonymy of Aphanius mento (Heckel 1843), but this name has not been used by Lortet 1883 [ref. 14341]. •Synonym of Lebias mento Heckel 1843 -- (Lazara 2001:188 [ref. 25711]). •Synonym of Aphanius mento (Heckel 1843) -- (Krupp & Schneider 1989:390 [ref. 13651], Wildekamp 1993:58 [ref. 26378], Wildekamp et al. 1999:39 [ref. 26561], Fricke et al. 2007:71 [ref. 29533] as scriptus). •Valid as Aphanius striptus Goren 1974 -- (Kärst et al. 2020:161 [ref. 38165]). •Valid as Paraphanius striptus (Goren 1974) -- (Freyhof & Yoğurtçuoğlu 2020:437 [ref. 37656], Çiçek et al. 2023:471 [ref. 40601], Saad et al. 2023:44 [ref. 40501], Çiçek et al. 2024:361 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Paraphanius striptus (Goren 1974). Aphaniidae. Distribution: Middle East: Israel and southwestern Syria. Habitat: freshwater.