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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Schizocypris brucei
Regan, 1914
[N]—Waziristan snowtrout
Taxonomy.
Original description:
Schizocypris brucei
Regan, 1914: 262
, fig. B [
2°20’N
,
69°30’E
, Wana Toi, tributary of Gomal River, southwestern Waziristan,
Pakistan
;
syntypes
: BMNH 1913.4.15.100-109 (10), ZSI F9832/1 (1)].—
Afghanistan
synonyms: None.—Revisions:
Coad & Keyzer-de Ville (2005: 37)
.—Illustration:
Regan (1914
: fig. B).
Status in
Afghanistan
.
First record from Afghanistan by
Coad (1981: 12)
; confirmed by
Coad (2014: 206
; 2015: 228).—Afghanistan materials: ZMUC.
Distribution and habitat.
Distribution in
Afghanistan
: Kurram River.—General distribution:
Afghanistan
and
Pakistan
.—Habitat: This species occurs in gravelly, stony, and sandy-bedded rivers and streams; it feeds on algae, diatoms, and debris. Freshwater.
Economic importance.
Locally consumed, but of no commercial importance.
Conservation.
Conservation status in
Afghanistan
: Unknown.—IUCN: VU (Rafique & Daniels 2021).—Threats: HAB, CON, ABS, EUT, FIT, COM, CLI.—Moderate sensitivity to human activities.—Not considered as a keystone species.—Decline status: Decreasing.—Moderate priority for conservation action.