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Anatolichthys splendens Kosswig & Sözer, 1945

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Open encyclopedia reference

Anatolichthys splendens, the Gölçük toothcarp or splendid toothcarp, is an extinct species of freshwater fish in the family Aphaniidae. It was endemic to Lake Gölçük in Turkey. It became extinct due to the effects of fish introduced to the lake.

Wikipedia contributors, Anatolichthys splendens; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:00:33.877103+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Anatolichthys splendens Kosswig & Sözer, 1945
Name authority
Kosswig & Sözer, 1945
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Cyprinodontiformes
Family
Aphaniidae
Genus
Anatolichthys
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. gigaclassActinopterygii
  8. superclassActinopteri
  9. classTeleostei
  10. orderCyprinodontiformes
  11. familyAphaniidae Hoedeman, 1949
  12. genusAnatolichthys Kosswig & Sözer, 1945
  13. speciesAnatolichthys splendens Kosswig & Sözer, 1945

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Anatolichthys. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Anatolichthys irregularis (Yoğurtçuoğlu & Freyhof, 2018)AphaniidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Anatolichthys anatoliae (Leidenfrost, 1912)AphaniidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Anatolichthys danfordii (Boulenger, 1890)AphaniidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Anatolichthys transgrediens (Ermin, 1946)AphaniidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Anatolichthys maeandricus (Akşiray, 1948)AphaniidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Anatolichthys saldae (Akşiray, 1955)AphaniidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

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Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Lebias splendens (Kosswig & Sözer, 1945) (Kosswig & Sözer, 1945)synonym
Aphanius anatoliae splendens (Kosswig & Sözer, 1945) (Kosswig & Sözer, 1945)synonym
Aphanius splendens (Kosswig & Sözer, 1945) (Kosswig & Sözer, 1945)synonym

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. Kosswig, C., & Sözer, F. (1945). Nouveaux Cyprinodontides de l’Anatolie centrale. Revue de La Faculté Des Sciences de l’Université d’Instanbul, Série B: Sciences Naturelles, v. 10 (no. 2): 77–83. [In French.]. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:DJ9V. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.