Schizothorax plagiostomus Heckel, 1838
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5305.1.1 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8097204 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CA1A3C-FFB0-FF90-38E2-19388B516628 |
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Schizothorax plagiostomus Heckel, 1838 |
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Schizothorax plagiostomus Heckel, 1838 View in CoL View at ENA
[N]—Snow trout
Taxonomy. Original description: Schizothorax plagiostomus Heckel, 1838: 16 View in CoL , pl. 1 (Kashmir, Tschilum River; holotype: NMW 51469).— Afghanistan synonyms: Oreinus griffithii McClelland, 1842 View in CoL ; Oreinus plagiostomus McClelland, 1842 View in CoL ; Schizothorax sinuatus Heckel, 1838 View in CoL ; Oreinus sinuatus ( Heckel, 1838) View in CoL .—Revisions: None.— Illustration: Heckel (1838: pl. 1).
Status in Afghanistan. First record from Afghanistan by McClelland (1842), Banarescu and Nalbant (1975), Moravec and Amin (1978); confirmed by Coad (1981: 8; 2014: 226; 2015: 228).—Afghanistan materials: BMNH, CMN, USNM, ZMUC.
Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Afghanistan: Pich River, Salang River, Panjsher River, Paghman River, Kabul River drainge.—General distribution: Afghanistan, Nepal and Pakistan to China.—Habitat: This species occurs in clear, running, snow-fed hill streams and rivers over stony beds, where it can tolerate very low temperatures but usually does not survive well in water above 20°C. It is herbivorous and a bottom feeder of plants, algae, and other plant material. It is a short-distance migratory fish that enters tributaries for breeding. Freshwater.
Economic importance. Locally commercially important.
Conservation. Conservation status in Afghanistan: Unknown.—IUCN: VU ( Jan & Daniels 2022).—Threats: CON, COM, FIT, ABS, HAB, EUT.—High sensitivity to human activities.—Keystone species.—Decline status: Significant decline.—High priority for conservation action.
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Schizothorax plagiostomus Heckel, 1838
Çiçek, Erdoğan, Fricke, Ronald, Eagderi, Soheil, Sungur, Sevil, Coad, Brian W & Hamdard, Mohammad Hamid 2023 |
Oreinus griffithii
McClelland 1842 |
Oreinus plagiostomus
McClelland 1842 |
Schizothorax plagiostomus
Heckel 1838: 16 |
Schizothorax sinuatus
Heckel 1838 |