Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus, 1758)

[N]—Roach

Taxonomy. Original description: Cyprinus rutilus Linnaeus, 1758: 324 [European lakes; possible syntypes: LS 44 (1, right half-skin)].— Afghanistan synonyms: Leuciscus rutilus (Linnaeus, 1758) .—Revisions: Berg (1949: 493).—Illustration: Berg (1949: 494, fig. 291).

Status in Afghanistan. First record from Afghanistan by Amanov (1974); then Moravec and Amin (1978) and confirmed by Coad (1981: 11; 2014: 318).—Afghanistan materials: None.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Afghanistan: Termez, Afghan-Uzbekistan border, Khanabat River.— General distribution: Europe and western Asia; widely introduced elsewhere.—Habitat: This species occurs in a wide variety of habitats, mainly in lowland areas. Most are abundant in nutrient-rich lakes, large to medium-sized rivers, and backwaters. Known also from small lowland streams and brackish coastal lagoons. Spawns among dense submerged vegetation in backwaters or lakes, flooded meadows, or shallow, fast-flowing river habitats on a plant or gravel bottom. Freshwater.

Economic importance. Commercially important.

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