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 Abramis brama ( Linnaeus, 1758 ) [N]—Freshwater bream Taxonomy. Original description: Cyprinus brama Linnaeus, 1758: 326 [European lakes. Syntypes : BMNH 1853.11.12.147 (1, skin)].— Afghanistan synonyms: Abramis melaenus Agassiz, 1835 ; Abramis vetula Heckel, 1836 ; Abramis media Koch, 1840 ; Abramis argyreus Valenciennes, 1844 ; Abramis microlepidotus Valenciennes, 1844 ; Abramis vulgaris Mauduyt, 1849 ; Abramis gehini Blanchard, 1866 ; Abramis brama var. sinegorensis Lukasch, 1933 ; Abramis brama bergi Grib & Vernidub, 1935 ; Abramis brama orientalis Berg, 1949 ; Abramis brama danubii Pavlov, 1956 .—Revisions: Berg (1949: 768) .—Illustration: Berg (1949: 770 , fig. 531). Status in Afghanistan . First indication from Afghanistan by Banarescu (1964) ; listed by Coad (1981: 8) because of occurrence in contiguous drainages of Amu Darya basin.—Afghanistan materials: None. Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Afghanistan : Higher reach of Amu Darya basin.—General distribution: Eurasia: central and eastern Europe and Caspian Sea basin. Introduced elsewhere.—Habitat: This species occurs in a wide variety of lakes and large to medium-sized rivers. Most abundant are backwaters, the lower reaches of slow-flowing rivers, brackish estuaries, and warm, shallow lakes. Semi-anadromous individuals enter freshened parts of the sea to forage. Usually spawns in densely vegetated backwaters, floodplains, or lake shores. Nearly all surfaces can be used for spawning. Freshwater, brackish. Economic importance. Commercially important. Conservation. Conservation status in Afghanistan : Unknown.—IUCN: LC ( Freyhof & Kottelat 2008c ).—Threats: No major threats known.—Low sensitivity to human activities.—Not considered as a keystone species.— Decline status: Unknown.—Low priority for conservation action.