Anatolichthys

Anatolichthys is a genus of toothcarps in the family Aphaniidae, which are native to Asia Minor. Several species in the genus have very limited distribution and may be threatened.

Anatolichthys
Anatolichthys danfordii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cyprinodontiformes
Family:	Aphaniidae
Genus:	Anatolichthys Kosswig & Sözer, 1945
Type species
Anatolichthys splendens Kosswig & Sözer, 1945
Synonyms
Turkichthys Ermin, 1946

Etymology

The generic name is derived from Anatolia, a name for the Asian part of Turkey and ichthys "fish".^[1]

Species

There are thirteen valid species:^[2]

• Anatolichthys anatoliae Leidenfrost, 1912 (Lake Tuz toothcarp)
• Anatolichthys danfordii Boulenger, 1890 (Sultan Sazlığı toothcarp)
• Anatolichthys fontinalis Akşiray, 1948 ^[3]
• Anatolichthys iconii Akşiray, 1948 ^[3]
• Anatolichthys irregularis (Yoğurtçuoğlu & Freyhof, 2018) ^[3]
• Anatolichthys maeandricus Akşiray, 1948 ^[3]
• Anatolichthys marassantensis Pfleiderer, Geiger & Herder, 2014 (Kızılırmak toothcarp) ^[3]
• Anatolichthys meridionalis Akşiray, 1948 ^[3]
• Anatolichthys saldae Akşiray, 1955 ^[3]
• †Anatolichthys splendens Kosswig & Sözer, 1945 (Splendid toothcarp)
• Anatolichthys sureyanus W. Neu, 1937 (Burdur toothcarp)
• Anatolichthys transgrediens Ermin, 1946 (Acıgöl toothcarp)
• Anatolichthys villwocki Hrbek & Wildekamp, 2003 (Sakarya toothcarp)