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 kullmanni Bănărescu, Nalbant & Ladiges, 1975 [E]—Kullmann’s loach Taxonomy. Original description: Triplophysa kullmanni Bănărescu, Nalbant & Ladiges 1975: 40 , fig. (Ab-e-Nawar spring, source of a Salt Lake, which dries up in the summer, elevation 3100 meters, central Afghanistan ; holotype : ZMH H4778).— Afghanistan synonyms: Nemacheilus kullmanni ( Bănărescu, Nalbant & Ladiges 1975 ) ; Noemacheilus kullmanni ( Bănărescu, Nalbant & Ladiges 1975 ) .—Revisions: Kottelat (2012: 127) .— Illustration: Bănărescu et al. (1975: fig.). Status in Afghanistan . First record from Afghanistan by Bănărescu & Mirza (1965) ; confirmed by Coad (1981: 14 as Noemacheilus kullmanni ; 2014: 270; 2015: 229).—Afghanistan materials: CMN, ZMH. Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Afghanistan : Ab-e-Nawar spring.—General distribution: Afghanistan endemic.—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: DD (Devi & Bogutskaya 2009a).—Threats: Unknown.—High sensitivity to human activities.—Keystone species.—Decline status: Unknown.—High priority for conservation action.