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 Cabdio jaya ( Hamilton, 1822 ) [N]—Jaya Taxonomy. Original description: Cyprinus jaya Hamilton, 1822: 333 , 392 (Mainai, Ganges River, northern Bihar , India ; no types preserved).— Afghanistan synonyms: Aspidoparia jaya ( Hamilton, 1822 ) ; Leuciscus margarodes McClelland, 1839 .—Revisions: None.—Illustration: Britz (2019 : pl. 202). Status in Afghanistan . First record from Afghanistan by McClelland (1842) as Leuciscus margarodes ; confirmed by Coad (1981: 9 as Aspidoparia jaya ; 2014: 131; 2015: 227).—Afghanistan materials: None. Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Afghanistan : Kabul River.—General distribution: Afghanistan , India , Nepal and Bangladesh .—Habitat: This species inhabits streams and ponds in plains and mountainous regions. Freshwater. Economic importance. Locally consumed, but of no commercial importance. Conservation. Conservation status in Afghanistan : Unknown.—IUCN: LC ( Chaudhry 2010a ).—Threats: FIT.— Low sensitivity to human activities.—Not considered as a keystone species.—Decline status: Decreasing.— Low priority for conservation action.