Fishes of Afghanistan; a revised and updated annotated checklist Author Çiçek, Erdoğan Author Fricke, Ronald 0000-0003-1476-6990 Author Eagderi, Soheil 0000-0002-1134-0356 Author Sungur, Sevil 0000-0003-4018-6375 Author Coad, Brian W 0000-0002-7232-961X Author Hamdard, Mohammad Hamid 0000-0002-5915-6574 erdogancicek@nevsehir.edu.tr text Zootaxa 2023 2023-06-16 5305 1 1 69 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5305.1.1 journal article 56221 10.11646/zootaxa.5305.1.1 c640363c-14f9-4912-8a38-2948ab4946f1 1175-5326 8048564 55EB7903-BB1A-45F9-9660-16DAF957C67A Sander lucioperca ( Linnaeus, 1758 ) [N]—Zander Taxonomy. Original description: Perca lucioperca Linnaeus, 1758: 289 (European lakes; no types known).— Afghanistan synonyms: Lucioperca lucioperca ( Linnaeus, 1758 ) ; Stizostedion lucioperca ( Linnaeus, 1758 ) .— Revisions: Berg (1949: 1020) as Lucioperca lucioperca .—Illustration: Berg (1949: 1021 , fig. 748) as Lucioperca lucioperca . Status in Afghanistan . First record from Afghanistan by Berg (1949: 1027) as Lucioperca lucioperca ; confirmed by Coad (1981: 16 ; 2014: 331 ; 2015: 229).—Afghanistan materials: None. Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Afghanistan : Amu Darya.—General distribution: Eastern and central Europe east to Aral Sea drainages; introduced elsewhere.—Habitat: This species occurs in large, turbid rivers and eutrophic lakes, brackish coastal lakes, and estuaries. Freshwater, brackish. Economic importance. Commercially important. Conservation. Conservation status in Afghanistan : Unknown.—IUCN: LC ( Freyhof & Kottelat 2008j ).—Threats: No major threats known.—Low sensitivity to human activities.—Not considered as a keystone species.— Decline status: Unknown.—Low priority for conservation action.