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
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Zootaxa
2023
2023-06-16
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http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5305.1.1
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Schizothorax edeniana
McClelland, 1842
[E]—Eden snowtrout
Taxonomy.
Original description:
Schizothorax edeniana
McClelland, 1842: 580
[
Kabul
River at Koti-i-Ashruf (Kowt-e-’Ashow,
34°27’N
,
68°48’E
), Mijdan Valley and Sir-i-Chusmah,
Afghanistan
; no
types
known].—
Afghanistan
synonyms: None.—Revisions: None.—Illustration: None.
Status in
Afghanistan
.
First record from Afghanistan by
McClelland (1842)
; confirmed by
Coad (1981: 12
;
2014: 213
; 2015: 228).—Afghanistan materials: None.
Distribution and habitat.
Distribution in
Afghanistan
:
Kabul
River.—General distribution:
Afghanistan
endemic.— Habitat: This species is found in rivers and streams. Freshwater.
Economic importance.
Locally consumed, but of 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.