Paraschistura punjabensis ( Hora, 1923 )
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5305.1.1 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8097101 |
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Paraschistura punjabensis ( Hora, 1923 ) |
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Paraschistura punjabensis ( Hora, 1923) View in CoL
[N]— Punjab loach
Taxonomy. Original description: Nemacheilus punjabensis Hora, 1923: 384 View in CoL , figs. 2–3 [Stream below Watta Hills, Salt Range, Punjab, Pakistan; syntypes: ZSI F10348/1 (6)].— Afghanistan synonyms: Nemacheilus punjabensis Hora 1923 View in CoL ; Noemacheilus punjabensis Hora, 1923 View in CoL ; Schistura punjabensis ( Hora, 1923) View in CoL ; Noemacheilus sargadensis paludani Bănărescu & Nalbant, (1966) View in CoL .—Revisions: Bănărescu & Nalbant (1995: 441) as Schistura pubjabensis .—Illustration: Hora (1923: figs. 2–3) as Nemacheilus punjabensis View in CoL .
Status in Afghanistan. First identified from Afghanistan by Bănărescu and Nalbant (1966) as Noemacheilus sargadensis paludani ; confirmed by Coad (1981: 15; 2014: 264; 2015: 229).—Afghanistan materials: CMN, ZMUC.
Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Afghanistan: Pich River, Kabul River basin.—General distribution: eastern Afghanistan, Pakistan and northwest India.—Habitat: This freshwater species occurs in semi-cold small streams and rivers with gravelly or sandy bottoms, at 250–500 m asl over sandy bottoms. This species is not thought to be migratory and is widespread in hill streams. Freshwater.
Economic importance. No commercial importance.
Conservation. Conservation status in Afghanistan: Unknown.—IUCN: VU ( Rafique et al. 2021c).—Threats: HAB, ABS, CON.—High sensitivity to human activities.—Keystone species.—Decline status: Unknown.—High priority for conservation action.
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Paraschistura punjabensis ( Hora, 1923 )
Çiçek, Erdoğan, Fricke, Ronald, Eagderi, Soheil, Sungur, Sevil, Coad, Brian W & Hamdard, Mohammad Hamid 2023 |
Noemacheilus sargadensis paludani Bănărescu & Nalbant, (1966)
Banarescu & Nalbant 1966 |
Nemacheilus punjabensis
Hora 1923: 384 |
Nemacheilus punjabensis
Hora 1923 |
Noemacheilus punjabensis
Hora 1923 |
Nemacheilus punjabensis
Hora 1923 |