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 Leuciscus idus ( Linnaeus, 1758 ) [N]—Ide Taxonomy. Original description: Cyprinus idus Linnaeus, 1758: 324 [European freshwaters; no types known].— Afghanistan synonyms: Cyprinus idbarus Linnaeus, 1758 ; Cyprinus jeses Linnaeus, 1758 ; Leuciscus idus lapponicus Günther, 1868 ; Idus melanotus Heckel, 1843 ; Cyprinus microlepidotus Ekstr ̂m, 1835; Idus miniatus Bonaparte, 1845 ; Idus oxianus Kessler, 1877 ; Squalius oxianus Kessler, 1877 ; Idus miniatus Heckel & Kner, 1857 ; Leuciscus neglectus Selys-Longchamps, 1842 .—Revisions: Berg (1949: 564) .—Illustration: Berg (1949: 565 , fig. 330). Status in Afghanistan . First record from Afghanistan by Berg (1949: 566) ; listed by Coad (1981: 11 ; 2015: 327) as possible species.—Afghanistan materials: None. Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Afghanistan : Amu Darya.—General distribution: Europe; widely introduced elsewhere.—Habitat: This species usually lives in large lowland rivers and nutrient-rich lakes. Migrates to tributaries for spawning in moderate current on gravel or submerged vegetation. Freshwater. Economic importance. Commercially important. Conservation. Conservation status in Afghanistan : Unknown.—IUCN: LC ( Freyhof & Kottelat 2008d ).—Threats: No major threats known.—Low sensitivity to human activities.—Not considered as a keystone species.— Decline status: Unknown.—Low priority for conservation action. Remarks. This species reported from lover Amu Darya. Therefore, presence of the species should be clarifying by field sample.