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 Gobio nigrescens ( Keyserling, 1861 ) [N]—Dusky gudgeon Taxonomy. Original description: Bungia nigrescens Keyserling, 1861: 19 [22], pl. 8 [Harirud River at Herat , Afghanistan ; no types preserved].— Afghanistan synonyms: None.—Revisions: Mousavi-Sabet et al. (2016) .— Illustration: Keyserling (1861 : pl. 8) as Bungia nigrescens . Status in Afghanistan . First record from Afghanistan by Keyserling (1861) ; confirmed by Coad (1981: 10 , synonymised with Gobio gobio ).—Afghanistan materials: None. Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Afghanistan : Hari River basin.—General distribution: Hari River basin ( Afghanistan , Iran and Turkmenistan ) and Amu Darya River basin ( Uzbekistan ).—Habitat: This species inhabits a wide range of streams, rivers, and lakes, including canals and reservoirs. Freshwater. Economic importance. Locally consumed, but of no commercial importance. Conservation. Conservation status in Afghanistan : Unknown.—IUCN: NE (2023).—Threats: Unknown.—Low sensitivity to human activities.—Not considered as a keystone species.—Decline status: Unknown.—Low priority for conservation action.