Mystus tengara ( Hamilton, 1822 )
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8097274 |
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[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.
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Mystus tengara ( Hamilton, 1822 )
Çiçek, Erdoğan, Fricke, Ronald, Eagderi, Soheil, Sungur, Sevil, Coad, Brian W & Hamdard, Mohammad Hamid 2023 |
Pimelodus anisurus
McClelland 1842 |
Pimelodus tengara
Hamilton 1822: 183 |
Pimelodus tengara
Hamilton 1822 |