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 Paraschistura alepidota ( Mirza & Bănărescu, 1970 ) [N] — Scaleless loach Taxonomy. Original description: Nemacheilus rupecola alepidotus Mirza & Bănărescu in Mirza, Bănărescu & Nalbant 1970: 55 , fig. 10 (Madyan River, Swat drainage, Pakistan ; holotype : IBTS 1356).— Afghanistan synonyms: Nemacheilus alepidotus Mirza & Bănărescu, 1970 ; Noemacheilus alepidotus Mirza & Bănărescu, 1970 ; Schistura alepidota ( Mirza & Bănărescu, 1970 ) .—Revisions: Bănărescu & Nalbant (1995: 441) as Schistura alepidota , Prokofiev (2009: 892) .—Illustration: Mirza & Bănărescu in Mirza, Bănărescu & Nalbant (1970: 55 , fig. 10) Status in Afghanistan . First record from Afghanistan by Moravec and Amin (1978) ; confirmed by Coad (1981: 12) as Noemacheilus alepidotus .—Afghanistan materials: None. Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Afghanistan : Kabul basin.—General distribution: eastern Afghanistan and western Pakistan .—Habitat: This species occurs in streams with moderately to fast flowing freshwater in both mountainous and lowlands. Freshwater. Economic importance. No commercial importance. Conservation. Conservation status in Afghanistan : Unknown.—IUCN: VU ( Rafique et al. 2021a ).—Threats: ABS, CON, COM, HAB.—High sensitivity to human activities.—Keystone species.—Decline status: Decreasing.— High priority for conservation action.