Sander lucioperca (Linnaeus, 1758)

[N]—Zander

Taxonomy. Original description: Perca lucioperca Linnaeus, 1758: 289 (European lakes; no types known).— Afghanistan synonyms: Lucioperca lucioperca (Linnaeus, 1758); Stizostedion lucioperca (Linnaeus, 1758) .— Revisions: Berg (1949: 1020) as Lucioperca lucioperca .—Illustration: Berg (1949: 1021, fig. 748) as Lucioperca lucioperca .

Status in Afghanistan. First record from Afghanistan by Berg (1949: 1027) as Lucioperca lucioperca; confirmed by Coad (1981: 16; 2014: 331; 2015: 229).—Afghanistan materials: None.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Afghanistan: Amu Darya.—General distribution: Eastern and central Europe east to Aral Sea drainages; introduced elsewhere.—Habitat: This species occurs in large, turbid rivers and eutrophic lakes, brackish coastal lakes, and estuaries. Freshwater, brackish.

Economic importance. Commercially important.

Conservation. Conservation status in Afghanistan: Unknown.—IUCN: LC (Freyhof & Kottelat 2008j).—Threats: No major threats known.—Low sensitivity to human activities.—Not considered as a keystone species.— Decline status: Unknown.—Low priority for conservation action.