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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Gymnostomus ariza
(
Hamilton, 1807
)
[N]—Ariza labeo
Taxonomy.
Original description:
Cyprinus ariza
Hamilton, 1807: 344
, pl. 31 [Vedawati stream, tributary of Tungabahdra River, Krishna basin, southern
India
; no
types
preserved].—
Afghanistan
synonyms:
Cirrhinus ariza
(
Hamilton 1807
)
;
Gobio limnophilus
McClelland, 1839
;
Gobio isurus
McClelland, 1839
;
Gobio hamiltonii
Jerdon, 1849
;
Chondrostoma gangeticum
Valenciennes, 1844
;
Cirrhina dussumieri
Valenciennes, 1842
;
Gobio bovianus
Jerdon, 1849
;
Cirrhina bengalensis
Bleeker, 1853
;
Cyprinus bangon
Hamilton, 1839
.—Revisions:
Roberts (1997: 183)
as
Cirrhinus ariza
,
Yang
et al.
(2012: 370)
.—Illustrations:
Hamilton (1807
: pl. 31) as
Cyprinus ariza
;
Roberts (1997: 180
, figs. 3–4) as
Cirrhinus ariza
.
Status in
Afghanistan
.
First record from Afghanistan by
McClelland (1842)
as
Gobio limnophilus
; treated by
Coad (1981: 10)
as a synonym of
Cirrhinus reba
.
—Afghanistan materials: None.
Distribution and habitat.
Distribution in
Afghanistan
:
Kabul
River.—General distribution:
Afghanistan
,
India
,
Pakistan
,
Nepal
,
Sri Lanka
and
Bangladesh
.—Habitat: This species inhabits clear rivers and tanks. A plankton and detritus feeder. Breeding takes place in flooded shallows in june-september. Freshwater.
Economic importance.
Commercially important.
Conservation.
Conservation status in
Afghanistan
: Unknown.—IUCN: LC (
Dahanukar 2010a
).—Threats: The threats to this species are not known.—Low sensitivity to human activities.—Not considered as a keystone species.—Decline status: Unknown.—Low priority for conservation action.