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 aspius ( Linnaeus, 1758 ) [N]—Asp Taxonomy. Original description: Cyprinus aspius Linnaeus, 1758: 325 [Swedish lakes; no types known]— Afghanistan synonyms: Aspius aspius ( Linnaeus, 1758 ) .—Revisions: Berg (1949: 603) as Aspius aspius .— Illustration: Berg (1949: 604 , figs. 357–359) as Aspius aspius . Status in Afghanistan . First record from Afghanistan by Berg (1949: 605) as Aspius aspius ; confirmed by Coad (1981: 9 as Aspius aspius ; 2014: 179; 2015: 228).—Afghanistan materials: None. Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Afghanistan : Amu Darya.—General distribution: Asia: Distribution: Europe to western Asia.—Habitat: This species is found in open water in large and mid-sized lowland rivers and large lakes. Spawns on gravel or submerged vegetation in fast-flowing water. Lake populations migrate to tributaries. Freshwater, brackish. Economic importance. Commercially important. Conservation. Conservation status in Afghanistan : Unknown.—IUCN: LC ( Freyhof & Kottelat 2018 ).—Threats: CON, ABS, HAB.—Low sensitivity to human activities.—Keystone species.—Decline status: Unknown.— Low priority for conservation action.