Puntius terio (Hamilton, 1822)

[N]—Onespot Barb

Taxonomy. Original description: Cyprinus terio Hamilton, 1822: 313, 389 [Brahmaputra River, at Gualpara [Goalpara], Assam, India; No types known. Information on type locality see Britz 2019:44].— Afghanistan synonyms: Cyprinus terio Hamilton, 1822 .—Revisions: Pethiyagoda et al. (2012: 73).—Illustration: Britz (2019: pl. 183).

Status in Afghanistan. First record from Afghanistan by Coad (2014: 196); confirmed by Coad (2015: 228).— Afghanistan materials: CMN.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Afghanistan: Kabul River.—General distribution: South Asia: Ganges River basin (India, Nepal, Bangladesh and? Myanmar).—Habitat: It inhabits rivers, canals, ponds, ditches, and inundated fields over a silt and mud substrate. The females are more robust when mature. Freshwater.

Economic importance. Valuable for the aquarium trade.

Conservation. Conservation status in Afghanistan: Unknown.—IUCN: LC (Dahanukar 2010e).—Threats: There are no known threats to the species.—Low sensitivity to human activities.—Not considered as a keystone species.—Decline status: Unknown.—Low priority for conservation action.