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 Triplophysa brahui ( Zugmayer, 1912 ) [N]— Baluchistan loach Taxonomy. Original description: Nemachilus brahui Zugmayer, 1912: 598 [Kelat, Baluchistan , Pakistan ; syntypes : ZSM [old collection] (24), destroyed in WWII].— Afghanistan synonyms: Noemacheilus brahui Zugmayer, 1912 .—Revisions: Kottelat (2012: 124) .—Illustration: None. Status in Afghanistan . First record from Afghanistan by Bănărescu & Nalbant (1966) ; confirmed by Coad (1981: 12 ; 2014: 266 ; 2015: 229).—Afghanistan materials: None. Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Afghanistan : Kabul .—General distribution: Afghanistan and Pakistan .— Habitat: It inhabits seasonal streams and is mostly restricted to small temporary pools that are regularly influenced by sandstorms. The altitude of these habitats ranges from 500 to 2,500 m alt. It is a carnivorous bottom feeder. Freshwater. Economic importance. No commercial importance. Conservation. Conservation status in Afghanistan : Unknown.—IUCN: EN ( Dahanukar & Raghavan 2022 ).— Threats: HAB, CON, CLI, ABS, EUT—High sensitivity to human activities.—Keystone species.—Decline status: Decreasing.—High priority for conservation action.