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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Schizothorax zarudnyi
(
Nikolskii, 1897
)
[N]—Zarudny’s snowtrout
Taxonomy.
Original description:
Aspiostoma zarudnyi
Nikolskii, 1897: 346
[Neizar marsh in Seistan (Sistan),
Iran
;
holotype
: ZIN 11115].—
Afghanistan
synonyms:
Oreinus anjac
Fowler & Steinitz, 1956
;
Barbus microlepis
Keyserling, 1861
.—Revisions:
Bianco & Bănărescu (1982: 92)
as
Schizopyge zarudny
;
Coad & Keyzer-de Ville (2005: 36)
.—Illustration: None.
Status in
Afghanistan
.
First record from Afghanistan by Fowler and Steinitz (1956) as
Schizothorax anjac
; confirmed by
Coad (1981: 12
as
Schizothorax anjac
; 2014: 229; 2015: 228).—Afghanistan materials: USNM.
Distribution and habitat.
Distribution in
Afghanistan
: Sistan River, Harut and Adraskan River.—General distribution: Middle East: Sistan Basin (
Afghanistan
and
Iran
).—Habitat: This species inhabits rivers and streams. Freshwater.
Economic importance.
Locally consumed, but of no commercial importance.
Conservation.
Conservation status in
Afghanistan
: Unknown.—IUCN: NE (2023).—Threats: Unknown.—Low sensitivity to human activities.—Keystone species.—Decline status: Unknown.—Low priority for conservation action.