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 Triplophysa griffithii ( Günther, 1868 ) [N]—Griffith’s loach Taxonomy. Original description: Nemachilus griffithii Günther, 1868: 360 [Arghandab, near Kandahr, Afghanistan ; syntypes : BMNH 1860.3.19.93-94 (2)].— Afghanistan synonyms: Nemachilus griffithii Günther, 1868 ; Nemacheilus griffithii Günther, 1868 ; Noemacheilus griffithii Günther, 1868 ; Nemacheilus naziri Ahmad & Mirza, 1963 ; Triplophysa hazaraensis (Omer & Mirza, 1975 ) .—Revisions: Kottelat (2012: 126) .—Illustration: Menon (1987 : figs. 6–7, pl. 8) as Triplophysa griffithi . Status in Afghanistan . Recorded from Afghanistan in original description by Günther (1868: 360) as Nemachilus griffithii ; confirmed by Coad (1981: 14 ; 2014: 268 ; 2015: 229).—Afghanistan materials: BMNH, CMN. Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Afghanistan : Arghandab River.—General distribution: Afghanistan and Pakistan .—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.