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 Leuciscus lehmanni Brandt, 1852 [N]—Zeravshan dace Taxonomy. Original description: Leuciscus lehmanni Brandt, 1852: 339 [Samarkand, Uzbekistan ; holotype : GCM F 9].— Afghanistan synonyms: Leuciscus angrenicus Serov, 1941 ; Squalius intermedius Kessler, 1872 .— Revisions: Berg (1949: 548) .—Illustration: Berg (1949: 548 , figs. 314–315). Status in Afghanistan . First record from Afghanistan by Berg (1949: 549) ; listed by Coad (1981: 11 ; 2014: 182 ; 2015: 228) as possible distributed species.—Afghanistan materials: None. Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Afghanistan : Amu Darya.—General distribution: Aral Sea system.— Habitat: This species is found near the surface of open waters in large rivers and lakes. Semi-anadromous individuals forage and spawn in pelagic environments. Lacustrine populations spawn in open water in lakes. Freshwater. Economic importance. Commercially important. Conservation. Conservation status in Afghanistan : Unknown.—IUCN: LC (Karimov & Mamilov 2020b ).—Threats: No major threats known.—Low sensitivity to human activities.—Not considered as a keystone species.— Decline status: Unknown.—Low priority for conservation action.