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 Glyptothorax kashmirensis Hora, 1923 [N]—Kashmir catfish Taxonomy. Original description: Glyptothorax kashmirensis Hora, 1923: 22 , fig. 2 [Kashmir Valley, India ; syntypes : ZSI F10270/1 (2)].— Afghanistan synonyms: Glyptothorax naziri Mirza & Naik, 1969 .—Revisions: Jayaram (2006: 230) .—Illustration: Hora (1923 : fig. 2). Status in Afghanistan . First listed by Coad (1981: 16 as Glyptothorax naziri ; 2014: 330).—Afghanistan materials: None. Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Afghanistan : Kabul River.—General distribution: Asia: Afghanistan , Pakistan and Kashmir.—Habitat: This species inhabits swift-flowing rivers with a substrate of sand and rocks, as well as lakes. Freshwater. Economic importance. No commercial importance. Conservation. Conservation status in Afghanistan : Unknown.—IUCN: CR ( Rafique et al. 2022f ).—Threats: CON, ABS, HAB, COM.—High sensitivity to human activities.—Keystone species.—Decline status: Severe decline.—High priority for conservation action.