Cyprinion watsoni ( Day, 1872 )

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 : 23

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.8097172

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CA1A3C-FFBC-FF9D-38E2-1A848B766394

treatment provided by

Plazi

scientific name

Cyprinion watsoni ( Day, 1872 )
status

 

Cyprinion watsoni ( Day, 1872) View in CoL View at ENA

[N]—Indus lotak

Taxonomy. Original description: Scaphiodon watsoni Day, 1872: 324 View in CoL [rivers on Sind Hills, Pakistan and the Salt Range of the Punjab; syntypes and/or Day specimens: AMS B.7751 (1, syntype); BMNH 1889.2.1.370-379 (10) Bird I.; NMW 51671-73 (1, 1, 1); FMNH 2303 (4); RMNH 8704 [?=2552] (1); ZIN 8278 (4); ZMA 115924-25 (2, 1); ZMB 11042 (1); ZSI 2596 (1)].— Afghanistan synonyms: Cirrhina afghana Günther, 1889 View in CoL ; Scaphiodon baluchiorum Jenkins, 1910 View in CoL ; Scaphiodon watsoni belense Zugmayer, 1912 View in CoL ; Semiplotus dayi Fowler, 1958 View in CoL ; Scaphiodon irregularis Day, 1872 View in CoL ; Cyprinion kirmanense Nikolskii, 1900 View in CoL ; Scaphiodon readingi Hora, 1923 View in CoL ; Cirrhina afghan nikolskii Berg, 1905 View in CoL ; Scaphiodon macmahoni Regan, 1906 View in CoL .—Revisions: Bianco & Bănărescu (1982: 84).—Illustration: Bleher (2018: fig.).

Status in Afghanistan. First record from Afghanistan by Bănărescu and Nalbant (1975: 242); confirmed by Coad (1981: 10; 2014: 148; 2015: 227).—Afghanistan materials: BMNH, CMN, USNM, ZMUC.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Afghanistan: Chamkani River drainage, Zhob River drainage, Pishin Lora drainage.—General distribution: Western Asia: Jazmurian to Indus River systems: southeastern Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan.—Habitat: This species is found only in the larger mountain wadis and tributaries that support relatively large, deep pools year-round. It is found in the shallow marginal zone of the pools. It is suspected to be an aufwuchs feeder; gut contents comprise more than 90% filamentous algae, and the remaining 10% is unicellular algae, aquatic insects, and sand grains. Freshwater.

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

Conservation. Conservation status in Afghanistan: Unknown.—IUCN: LC ( Harrison 2015).—Threats: HAB, CON, ABS, EUT, CLI.—Low sensitivity to human activities.—Not considered as a keystone species.—Decline status: Unknown.—Low priority for conservation action.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Actinopterygii

Order

Cypriniformes

Family

Cyprinidae

Genus

Cyprinion

Loc

Cyprinion watsoni ( Day, 1872 )

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

Semiplotus dayi

Fowler 1958
1958
Loc

Scaphiodon readingi

Hora 1923
1923
Loc

Scaphiodon watsoni belense

Zugmayer 1912
1912
Loc

Scaphiodon baluchiorum

Jenkins 1910
1910
Loc

Scaphiodon macmahoni

Regan 1906
1906
Loc

Cirrhina afghan nikolskii

Berg 1905
1905
Loc

Cyprinion kirmanense

Nikolskii 1900
1900
Loc

Cirrhina afghana Günther, 1889

Gunther 1889
1889
Loc

Scaphiodon watsoni

Day 1872: 324
1872
Loc

Scaphiodon irregularis

Day 1872
1872
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