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
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Sungur, Sevil
0000-0003-4018-6375
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Coad, Brian W
0000-0002-7232-961X
Author
Hamdard, Mohammad Hamid
0000-0002-5915-6574
erdogancicek@nevsehir.edu.tr
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Zootaxa
2023
2023-06-16
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Schizothorax pelzami
Kessler, 1870
[N]—Transcaspian marinka
Taxonomy.
Original description:
Schizothorax pelzami
Kessler, 1870: 320
, pl. 3, figs. 1–3 [Shah-rud River, northeastern
Iran
;
syntypes
: (4) BMNH 1897.7.5.24 [ex ZIN] (1), ZIN 8036 [ex ZMMU] (1)].—
Afghanistan
synonyms:
Schizothorax pelzami iranicus
Karaman, 1969
;
Schizothorax raulinsii
Günther, 1889
.—Revisions:
Berg (1949: 717)
.—Illustration:
Berg (1949: 717
, fig. 476).
Status in
Afghanistan
.
Reported from Afghanistan in original description of
Schizothorax raulinsii
by
Günther (1889: 108)
; confirmed by
Coad (1981: 12
;
2014: 223
; 2015: 228).—Afghanistan materials: BMNH.
Distribution and habitat.
Distribution in
Afghanistan
: Mugrab, Tedzhen, Germab and Harirud Rivers.—General distribution: Hari and Kavir drainages,
Iran
.—Habitat: This species inhabits rivers and streams. Freshwater.
Economic importance.
Locally commercially important.
Conservation.
Conservation status in
Afghanistan
: Unknown.—IUCN: LC (Devi & Bogutskaya 2009d).—Threats: HAB, EUT, ABS.—Low sensitivity to human activities.—Not considered as a keystone species.—Decline status: Unknown.—Low priority for conservation action.