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 Hypophthalmichthys nobilis ( Richardson, 1845 ) [I]—Asian carp, big head carp Taxonomy. Original description: Leuciscus nobilis Richardson, 1845: 140 , pl. 63, fig. 3 (Canton, China ; holotype : BMNH 1968.3.11.4].— Afghanistan synonyms: None.—Revisions: None.—Illustration: Richardson (1845 :pl. 63, fig. 3) as Leuciscus nobilis . Status in Afghanistan . First record from Afghanistan by Coad (1996) ; confirmed by Beintema (2006).—Afghanistan materials: None. Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Afghanistan : Sistan River drainage.—General distribution: East Asia : Yangtze River basin ( China ); widely introduced elsewhere.—Habitat: This species occurs in both fast-running and standing streams in mainly shallow but also deep areas. It is an omnivore and is thought to have a moderate tolerance for habitat degradation. Freshwater. Economic importance. Commercially important. Reasons of introduction. Fisheries: enhancement of wild stocks and sports fishing. Conservation. Not relevant (introduced species).