Cabdio morar ( Hamilton, 1822 )

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 : 29

Cabdio morar ( Hamilton, 1822)

[N]—Morari

Taxonomy. Original description: Cyprinus morar Hamilton, 1822: 264 , 384, pl. 31, fig. 75 (reservoir in Fort Monro, elevation 1909 metres, Khan District, Pakistan; holotype: GCM F 9].— Afghanistan synonyms: Aspidoparia morar ( Hamilton, 1822) ; Aspidoparia sardina Heckel, 1847 .—Revisions: None.—Illustration: Hamilton (1822: pl. 31, fig. 75) as Cyprinus morar .

Status in Afghanistan. First record from Afghanistan by Coad (2014: 132); confirmed by Coad (2015: 227).— Afghanistan materials: CMN.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Afghanistan: Kabul River.—General distribution: South Asia: Afghanistan, Nepal, India, Iran, Bhutan, China, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Pakistan.—Habitat: This species inhabits streams, rivers, and ponds in plains and mountainous regions. This is an oviparous species; they scatter their eggs after laying them and are externally fertilized. Freshwater.

Economic importance. Locally consumed, but of no commercial importance.

Conservation. Conservation status in Afghanistan: Unknown.—IUCN: LC ( Chaudhry 2010b).—Threats: FIT, HAB.—Low sensitivity to human activities.—Not considered as a keystone species.—Decline status: Unknown.—Low priority for conservation action.