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 Paracobitis ghazniensis ( Bănărescu & Nalbant, 1966 ) [E]— Ghazni loach Taxonomy. Original description: Noemacheilus ghazniensis Bănărescu & Nalbant, 1966: 162 [ Ghazni River at Ghazni ( 33°33’N , 68°26’E ), tributary of Ab-i-Istadah Lake, Helmand drainage, Afghanistan ; holotype : BMNH 1944.4.1.1].— Afghanistan synonyms: Noemacheilus ghaznienesis Bănărescu & Nalbant, 1966 ; Nemacheilus ghazniensis Bănărescu & Nalbant, 1966 .—Revisions: Prokofiev (2009: 888) .—Illustration: Bănărescu & Nalbant (1966 : fig. 7; pl. 20, figs. 4–5). Status in Afghanistan . Recorded from Afghanistan in original description by Bănărescu & Nalbant (1966) as Noemacheilus ghazniensis ); confirmed by Coad (1981: 14 as Noemacheilus ( Paracobitis ) ghaznienesis ; 2014: 253; 2015: 228).—Afghanistan materials: BMNH. Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Afghanistan : Ghazni River.—General distribution: Northern-central Asia: Afghanistan endemic.—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: NE (2023).—Threats: Unknown.—High sensitivity to human activities.—Keystone species.—Decline status: Unknown.—High priority for conservation action.