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 Ompok pabda ( Hamilton, 1822 ) [N]—Pabdah catfish Taxonomy. Original description: Silurus pabda Hamilton, 1822: 150 , 374, pl. 25, fig. 47 (ponds and rivers of Bengal; no types preserved).— Afghanistan synonyms: Callichrous egertonii Day, 1872 ; Silurus lamghur Heckel, 1838 ; Cryptopterus latovittatus Playfair, 1867 ; Silurus (Callichrus) vittatus Swainson, 1839 .—Revisions: Jayaram (2006: 108) .—Illustration: Hamilton (1822 : pl. 25, fig. 47) as Silurus pabda ; Talwar & Jhingran 1991 : (584, fig. 195). Status in Afghanistan . First record from Afghanistan by Day (1880) ; confirmed by Coad (1981: 16 ; 2014: 288 ; 2015: 229).—Afghanistan materials: None. Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Afghanistan : Kabul River.—General distribution: South central Asia: Afghanistan , Pakistan , India , Nepal , Bhutan , Bangladesh and Myanmar .—Habitat: This species inhabits a variety of habitats, such as rivers and larger streams. Lentic habitats such as lakes and ponds are likely to be marginal for this species. Freshwater. Economic importance. Commercially important. Conservation. Conservation status in Afghanistan : Unknown.—IUCN: NT (Tenzin & Ng 2020).—Threats: FIT.—Moderate sensitivity to human activities.—Not considered as a keystone species.—Decline status: Decreasing.—Moderate priority for conservation action.