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 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.