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 Paracobitis longicauda ( Kessler, 1872 ) [N]—Eastern crested loach Taxonomy. Original description: Cobitis longicauda Kessler, 1872: 65 [21], pl. 11, figs. 30–31 [Ak-Darya River, Uzbekistan ; holotype : ZISP 2628].— Afghanistan synonyms: Cobitis longicauda Kessler, 1872 ; Nemacheilus longicaudus ( Kessler, 1872 ) ; Noemacheilus longicauda ( Kessler, 1872 ) ; Nemachilus longicauda ( Kessler, 1872 ) .—Revisions: Berg (1949: 884) as Nemachilus malapterurus longicauda , Bănărescu & Nalbant (1995: 443) , Freyhof et al. (2014: 16) .—Illustrations: Berg (1949: 884–885 , figs. 632–635) as Nemachilus malapterurus longicauda , Freyhof et al. (2014: 15 , fig. 4). Status in Afghanistan . First record from Afghanistan by Berg (1949: 886) as Nemachilus malapterurus longicauda ; confirmed by Moravec and Amin (1978) ; Coad (1981: 14 ; 2014: 254 ; 2015: 229).—Afghanistan materials: ZISP. Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Afghanistan :Tedzhen and Murgab River drainages.—General distribution: Middle East and Northern-central Asia: Uzbekistan , Hari River drainage ( Iran ) and adjacent areas.—Habitat: This species occurs in streams with moderately to fast flowing freshwater in both mountainous and lowlands. Freshwater. Economic importance. No commercial importance. Conservation. Conservation status in Afghanistan : Unknown.—IUCN: NE (2023).—Threats: Unknown.— Moderate sensitivity to human activities.—Keystone species.—Decline status: Unknown.—Moderate priority for conservation action.