Esomus danrica ( 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 : 30-31

Esomus danrica ( Hamilton, 1822)

[N]—Flying barb

Taxonomy. Original description: Cyprinus danrica Hamilton, 1822: 325 , 390, pl. 16, fig. 88 (Bengal; no types preserved).— Afghanistan synonyms: Nuria danrica grahami Chaudhuri, 1912 ; Esomus danricus ( Hamilton, 1822) ; Esomus danricus jabalpurensis Rao & Sharma, 1972 ; Cyprinus jogia Hamilton, 1822 ; Esomus lineatus Ahl, 1924 ; Perilampus macropterus McClelland, 1839 ; Perilampus macrourus McClelland, 1839 ; Esomus manipurensis Tilak & Jain, 1990 ; Perilampus recurvirostris McClelland, 1839 ; Pogonocharax rehi Regan, 1907 ; Cyprinus sutiha Hamilton, 1822 ; Perilampus thermophilus McClelland, 1839 ; Leuciscus (Esomus) vittatus Swainson, 1839 .—Revisions: None.—Illustration: Hamilton (1822: pl. 16, fig. 88) as Cyprinus danrica ; Britz (2019: pl. 194).

Status in Afghanistan. First record from Afghanistan by McClelland (1842) Perilimpus sutiha ; confirmed by Coad (1981: 10; 2014: 160; 2015: 227).—Afghanistan materials: None.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Afghanistan: Kabul River at Koti-i-Ashruf [Kowt-e-’Ashow, 34°27’N, 68°48’E], Mijdan Valley and Sir-i-Chusmah, Afghanistan.—General distribution: South Asia: Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar.—Habitat: The species is a benthopelagic one, usually found in ponds, tanks, ditches, and canals. They are active fish that swim and feed on insects close to the surface, and they prefer well-aerated water. Freshwater, brackish

Economic importance. Locally consumed, but of no commercial importance. Has potential to be used as aquarium fish.

Conservation. Conservation status in Afghanistan: Unknown.—IUCN: LC (Devi & Bogutskaya 2009e).—Threats: HAB, EUT,ABS, CON.—Low sensitivity to human activities.—Not considered as a keystone species.—Decline status: Stable.—Low priority for conservation action.