Paraschistura kessleri ( Günther, 1889 )

Çiçek, Erdoğan, Fricke, Ronald, Eagderi, Soheil, Sungur, Sevil, Coad, Brian W & Hamdard, Mohammad Hamid, 2023, Fishes of Afghanistan; a revised and updated annotated checklist, Zootaxa 5305 (1), pp. 1-69 : 12-13

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5305.1.1

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:55EB7903-BB1A-45F9-9660-16DAF957C67A

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8097095

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CA1A3C-FFA1-FF87-38E2-19EE8A1C675C

treatment provided by

Plazi

scientific name

Paraschistura kessleri ( Günther, 1889 )
status

 

Paraschistura kessleri ( Günther, 1889) View in CoL View at ENA

[N] — Pishin lora loach

Taxonomy. Original description: Nemacheilus kessleri Günther, 1889: 109 View in CoL [Nushki, Pishin Lora River basin, Afghanistan (today Pakistan); syntypes: (8) BMNH 1886.9.21.177-180 (4), ZSI 11487-90 (now 3)].— Afghanistan synonyms: Nemacheilus kessleri Günther, 1889 View in CoL ; Noemacheilus kessleri Günther, 1889 View in CoL ; Schistura kessleri ( Günther, 1889) View in CoL ; Nemacheilus sargadensis Nikolskii, 1900 View in CoL ; Noemacheilus sargadensis Nikolskii, 1900 ; Paraschistura sargadensis ( Nikolskii, 1900) View in CoL ; Noemacheilus lindbergi haarlovi Bănărescu & Nalbant, 1966 .—Revisions: Berg (1949: 877) as Nemachilus kessleri ; Bănărescu & Nalbant (1966: 171) as Schistura kessleri View in CoL .—Illustrations: Berg (1949: 878, fig. 623) as Nemachilus kessleri ; Bănărescu & Nalbant (1966: fig. 11, pl. 21, figs. 3–4) as Schistura kessleri View in CoL .

Status in Afghanistan. First record from Afghanistan by Bănărescu & Nalbant (1966: 171) as Schistura kessleri ; confirmed by Coad [1981: 14 as Noemacheilus (Schistura) kessleri ; 2014: 261: 8; 2015: 229].—Afghanistan materials: BMNH, CMN, ZMUC, ZSI.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Afghanistan: Ghazni River, Kabul River drainage.—General distribution: Middle East and South Asia: Mashkid River basin ( Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan).—Habitat: This species occurs in freshwater streams with moderately to fast flowing freshwater in both mountainous and lowlands. Freshwater.

Economic importance. No commercial importance.

Conservation. Conservation status in Afghanistan: Unknown.—IUCN: LC ( Daniels 2022a).—Threats: CON, CLI, ABS.—Moderate sensitivity to human activities.—Keystone species.—Decline status: Decreasing.—Moderate priority for conservation action.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Actinopterygii

Order

Cypriniformes

Family

Nemacheilidae

Genus

Paraschistura

Loc

Paraschistura kessleri ( Günther, 1889 )

Çiçek, Erdoğan, Fricke, Ronald, Eagderi, Soheil, Sungur, Sevil, Coad, Brian W & Hamdard, Mohammad Hamid 2023
2023
Loc

Noemacheilus lindbergi haarlovi Bănărescu & Nalbant, 1966

Banarescu & Nalbant 1966
1966
Loc

Nemacheilus sargadensis

Nikolskii 1900
1900
Loc

Noemacheilus sargadensis

Nikolskii 1900
1900
Loc

Nemacheilus kessleri Günther, 1889: 109

Gunther 1889: 109
1889
Loc

Nemacheilus kessleri Günther, 1889

Gunther 1889
1889
Loc

Noemacheilus kessleri Günther, 1889

Gunther 1889
1889
Loc

Nemachilus kessleri

Gunther 1889
1889
Loc

Nemachilus kessleri

Gunther 1889
1889
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