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
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Zootaxa
2023
2023-06-16
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http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5305.1.1
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Tariqilabeo diplochilus
(
Heckel, 1838
)
[N]—Doublemouth minnow
Taxonomy.
Original description:
Barbus diplochilus
Heckel, 1838: 53
, pl. 10, fig. 1 [Kashmir;
syntypes
: NMW 48820 (7)].—
Afghanistan
synonyms:
Tylognathus barbatulus
Heckel, 1844
;
Crossocheilus diplochilus
(
Heckel, 1838
)
;
Gonorhynchus diplochilus
(
Heckel, 1838
)
;
Crossocheilus diplocheilus
(
Heckel, 1838
)
;
Crossochilus latius punjabensis
Mukerji, 1934
.—Revisions: Bănărescu (1986: 148) as
Crossocheilus latius diplochilus
;
Sayyadzadeh
et al.
(2015: 356)
as
Gonorhynchus diplochilus
;
Kottelat (2016: 445)
.—Illustration:
Sayyadzadeh
et al.
(2015
: figs. 6–7) as
Gonorhynchus adiscus
.
Status in
Afghanistan
.
First record from Afghanistan by
Coad (2014: 144)
as
Crossocheilus diplochilus
; confirmed by
Coad (2015: 228)
as
Gonorhynchus diplochilus
(
Heckel 1838
)
.—Afghanistan materials: CMN, USNM.
Distribution and habitat.
Distribution in
Afghanistan
:
Khost
, Chamkani River drainage.—General distribution: Indus, Sistan and
Helmand
Rivers,
Pakistan
,
India
,
Iran
and
Afghanistan
.—Habitat: This species occurs in freshwater streams, rivers, canals, lakes, and Qantas, which are gently sloping man-made underground channels. It prefers lakes and main riverbanks in the least rapid reaches, where it shelters in pebbles and stones to avoid strong currents. It primarily feeds on filamentous algae, diatoms, and organic detritus. Freshwater.
Economic importance.
No commercial importance.
Conservation.
Conservation status in
Afghanistan
: Unknown.—IUCN: LC (
Daniels 2021d
).—Threats: AQU, ABS, FIT, CON, COM, CLI, EUT, TOU.—High sensitivity to human activities.—Not considered as a keystone species.—Decline status: Unknown.—Moderate priority for conservation action.