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 Schizocypris altidorsalis Bianco & Bănărescu, 1982 [N]—Gorgak Taxonomy. Original description: Schizocypris altidorsalis Bianco & Bănărescu, 1982: 93 , fig. 1D [Nahr-Taheri, near Zabol, about 31°02’N , 61°30’E , Sistan, Iran ; holotype : IZA 8169].— Afghanistan synonyms: None.— Revisions: Coad & Keyzer-de Ville (2005: 36) .—Illustration: Bianco & Bănărescu (1982 : fig. 1D). Status in Afghanistan . First record from Afghanistan by Coad (2014: 204) ; confirmed by Coad (2015: 228) .— Afghanistan materials: CMN, USNM. Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Afghanistan : Helmand River.—General distribution: Middle East and South Asia: Afghanistan and Iran .—Habitat: This species is benthopelagic and has been reported from pools in dry riverbeds and still, reedy channels. Freshwater. Economic importance. Locally consumed, but of no commercial importance. Conservation. Conservation status in Afghanistan : Unknown.—IUCN: LC (Devi & Bogutskaya 2009c).—Threats: HAB, EUT.—Low sensitivity to human activities.—Not considered as a keystone species.—Decline status: Unknown.—Low priority for conservation action.