TA B L E 1 Specimen numbers and standard lengths (SL) of the Aphaniops species used in this study and details of sampling sites in New osteological and morphological data of four species of Aphaniops (Teleostei; Aphaniidae)

TA B L E 1 Specimen numbers and standard lengths (SL) of the Aphaniops species used in this study and details of sampling sites SpeciesN [n / n]SL (in mm) range (mean)Habitat, Area, CountrySite and coordinatesA. furcatus2 [1/1]21.5–24.0 (22.7)Hot sulfuric spring, Hormuzgan Basin, Southern IranKhurgo, 27°31′34.1″N, 56°28′08.2″EA. dispar9 [9/0]21.0–28.3 (25.0)Captive-bred, Saudi Arabia, ″middle of the Red Sea″Al Arbaeen, Jeddah 21°17′26.9″N, 39°06′15.5″E [comment on this site in Freyhof et al., 2017: p. 565]A. hormuzensis2322–36.4 (27.2)Hot sulfuricKhurgo, 27°31′34.1″N,[20/3]spring, Hormuzgan Basin, Southern Iran56°28′08.2″EA. kruppi1140.6–51.8Captive-bred (8Al Mudayrib, type[11/4](45.3)specimens)locality, 22°36′46″N,17.1–21.8 (19.3)Seasonal water pools, Wadi Al Batha, Oman (3 specimens)58°40′31″E4 [4/0]18.3–25.6 (22.7)Seasonal water pools, Wadi Al Batha, OmanWadi Bani Khalid, 22°36′03.3″N, 59°04′55.3″E4 [4/0]23.3–27.6 (25.5)Falaj, 22°29′08″N, 39°10′43″EA. stoliczkanus4214.4–29.7Hot sulfuricMirahmad,[20/5](20.9)spring, Helleh Basin, Southern Iran28°46′52.8″N, 51°17′12.77″E6 [6/0]19.5–26.2 (22.6)Seasonal water pool, OmanAl Juwayf, 24°54.9′16.7″N, 56°10.5′66.7″E