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 Mystus tengara ( Hamilton, 1822 ) [N]—Tengara catfish Taxonomy. Original description: Pimelodus tengara Hamilton, 1822: 183 , 377, pl. 3, fig. 61 [Ponds of India ; possible syntypes : BMNH 1858.8.15.94-96 (3)].— Afghanistan synonyms: Pimelodus anisurus McClelland, 1842 .—Revisions: Jayaram (2006: 54) .—Illustration: Hamilton (1822 : pl. 3, fig. 61) as Pimelodus tengara . Status in Afghanistan . First record from Afghanistan by McClelland (1842: 583) as Pimelodus anisurus ; confirmed by Günther (1864: 190), Coad (1981: 15 ; 2014: 297 ; 2015: 229).—Afghanistan materials: None. Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Afghanistan : Kabul River.—General distribution: South Asia: Afghanistan , Pakistan , India , Sri Lanka , Bangladesh ,? Thailand and? Java ( Indonesia ).—Habitat: This species inhabits flowing and standing waters. Freshwater. Economic importance. Locally consumed, but of no commercial importance. Conservation. Conservation status in Afghanistan : Unknown.—IUCN: LC ( Ng 2010a ).—Threats: This is a fairly widespread species and there are no major threats.—Low sensitivity to human activities.—Keystone species.— Decline status: Unknown.—Low priority for conservation action.