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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Capoeta fusca
Nikolskii, 1897
[N]—Brown capoeta
Taxonomy.
Original description:
Capoeta fusca
Nikolskii, 1897: 340
[Mondechi and Kuss, probably Mandehi or Miandehi,
34°53’N
,
58°38’E
,
Iran
;
syntypes
: ZIN 11108-12 (2,?, 5, 1, 1)].—
Afghanistan
synonyms:
Capoeta nudiventris
Nikolskii, 1897
.—Revisions: None.—Illustration: None.
Status in
Afghanistan
.
First record from Afghanistan by
Nikolskii (1897: 340)
; confirmed by
Saadati (1977)
,
Coad (1981: 9)
.—Afghanistan materials: None.
Distribution and habitat.
Distribution in
Afghanistan
: Namakzar drainages.—General distribution: Middle East: Hari, Kavir, Bedjestan, Sistan and Lut basins (southern
Iran
and western
Afghanistan
).—Habitat: This species inhabits rivers, lakes, reservoirs, ponds and ditches with stagnant or slow-flowing water. Freshwater.
Economic importance.
Locally consumed, but of no commercial importance.
Conservation.
Conservation status in
Afghanistan
: Unknown.—IUCN: NE (2023).—Threats: Unknown.—Low sensitivity to human activities.—Not considered as a keystone species.—Decline status: Unknown.—Low priority for conservation action.