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 Schizothorax plagiostomus Heckel, 1838 [N]—Snow trout Taxonomy. Original description: Schizothorax plagiostomus Heckel, 1838: 16 , pl. 1 (Kashmir, Tschilum River; holotype : NMW 51469).— Afghanistan synonyms: Oreinus griffithii McClelland, 1842 ; Oreinus plagiostomus McClelland, 1842 ; Schizothorax sinuatus Heckel, 1838 ; Oreinus sinuatus ( Heckel, 1838 ) .—Revisions: None.— Illustration: Heckel (1838 : pl. 1). Status in Afghanistan . First record from Afghanistan by McClelland (1842) , Banarescu and Nalbant (1975), Moravec and Amin (1978) ; confirmed by Coad (1981: 8 ; 2014: 226 ; 2015: 228).—Afghanistan materials: BMNH, CMN, USNM, ZMUC. Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Afghanistan : Pich River, Salang River, Panjsher River, Paghman River, Kabul River drainge.—General distribution: Afghanistan , Nepal and Pakistan to China .—Habitat: This species occurs in clear, running, snow-fed hill streams and rivers over stony beds, where it can tolerate very low temperatures but usually does not survive well in water above 20°C. It is herbivorous and a bottom feeder of plants, algae, and other plant material. It is a short-distance migratory fish that enters tributaries for breeding. Freshwater. Economic importance. Locally commercially important. Conservation. Conservation status in Afghanistan : Unknown.—IUCN: VU ( Jan & Daniels 2022 ).—Threats: CON, COM, FIT, ABS, HAB, EUT.—High sensitivity to human activities.—Keystone species.—Decline status: Significant decline.—High priority for conservation action.