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 Bangana dero ( Hamilton, 1822 ) [I]—Kalabans Taxonomy. Original description: Cyprinus dero Hamilton, 1822: 277 , 385, pl. 22 (fig. 78) [Brahmaputra River, at Gualpara (Goalpara), Assam , India ; no types known].— Afghanistan synonyms: Sinilabeo dero ( Hamilton 1822 ) ; Labeo dero ( Hamilton, 1822 ) ; Cyprinus ( Bengana ) falcata Gray, 1832 ; Labeo henshawi Fowler, 1924 ; Gobio malacostomus McClelland, 1839 ; Labeo rilli Chaudhuri, 1912 ; Chondrostoma semivelatus Valenciennes, 1844 ; Cirrhina sindensis Day, 1872 .—Revisions: Zhang & Chen (2006: 50) .—Illustration: Hamilton (1822 : pl. 22, fig. 78) as Cyprinus dero . Status in Afghanistan . First record from Afghanistan by Moravec and Amin (1978) ; confirmed by Coad (1981: 11 ; 2014: 125 ; 2015: 227).—Afghanistan materials: None. Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Afghanistan : Kabul River.—General distribution: Upper Brahmaputra basin: Pakistan to China ; introduced elsewhere.—Habitat: This species is found to inhabit torrential hillstreams in shallow waters. Adults migrate to warmer regions near lakes and streams during the winter. Freshwater. Economic importance. Commercially important. Reasons of introduction. Fisheries: enhancement of wild stocks and sports fishing. Conservation. Not relevant (introduced species).