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 Squalius latus Keyserling, 1861 [N]—Widehead chub Taxonomy. Original description: Squalius latus Keyserling, 1861: 21 [24], pl. 9 [Heri Rud River near Herat , Afghanistan ; holotype : no types preserved].— Afghanistan synonyms: Squalius transcaspiensis Berg, 1898 ; Leuciscus latus ( Keyserling, 1861 ) .—Revisions: Berg (1949: 549) as Leuciscus latus .—Illustration: Berg (1949: 549 , fig. 316) as Leuciscus latus . Status in Afghanistan . First record from Afghanistan by Svetovidova (1967); confirmed by Coad (1981: 11 ; 2014: 181 as Leuciscus latus ( Keyserling 1861 ) ; 2015: 228 as Leuciscus latus ( Keyserling 1861 )) .—Afghanistan materials: None. Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Afghanistan : Harirud, Murgab, Tedzhen Rivers.—General distribution: Middle East and South Asia: Hari River basin ( Afghanistan and Iran ).—Habitat: This species is a riverine species. Freshwater. Economic importance. Locally commercially important. Conservation. Conservation status in Afghanistan : Unknown.—IUCN: LC ( Karimov 2020e as Leuciscus latus ).— Threats: No information is available on threats to this species.—Low sensitivity to human activities.—Not considered as a keystone species.—Decline status: Unknown.—Low priority for conservation action.