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Capoeta fusca Nikolskii 1897

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Capoeta fusca Nikolskii, 1897

[N]—Brown capoeta

Taxonomy. Original description: Capoeta fusca Nikolskii, 1897: 340 [Mondechi and Kuss, probably Mandehi or Miandehi, 34°53’N, 58°38’E, Iran; syntypes: ZIN 11108-12 (2,?, 5, 1, 1)].— Afghanistan synonyms: Capoeta nudiventris Nikolskii, 1897.—Revisions: None.—Illustration: None.

Status in Afghanistan. First record from Afghanistan by Nikolskii (1897: 340); confirmed by Saadati (1977), Coad (1981: 9).—Afghanistan materials: None.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Afghanistan: Namakzar drainages.—General distribution: Middle East: Hari, Kavir, Bedjestan, Sistan and Lut basins (southern Iran and western Afghanistan).—Habitat: This species inhabits rivers, lakes, reservoirs, ponds and ditches with stagnant or slow-flowing water. Freshwater.

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

Conservation. Conservation status in Afghanistan: Unknown.—IUCN: NE (2023).—Threats: Unknown.—Low sensitivity to human activities.—Not considered as a keystone species.—Decline status: Unknown.—Low priority for conservation action.

Notes

Published as part of Çiçek, Erdoğan, Fricke, Ronald, Eagderi, Soheil, Sungur, Sevil, Coad, Brian W & Hamdard, Mohammad Hamid, 2023, Fishes of Afghanistan; a revised and updated annotated checklist, pp. 1-69 in Zootaxa 5305 (1) on page 23, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5305.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/8048564

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http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CA1A3CFFBCFF9D38E21EA88A1C66E0

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Journal article: 10.11646/zootaxa.5305.1.1 (DOI)
Journal article: http://zenodo.org/record/8048564 (URL)
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Journal article: http://zoobank.org/55EB7903-BB1A-45F9-9660-16DAF957C67A (URL)
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https://biodiversitypmc.sibils.org/collections/plazi/03CA1A3CFFBCFF9D38E21EA88A1C66E0 (URL)
https://www.gbif.org/species/210651558 (URL)
https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/56221/taxon/03CA1A3CFFBCFF9D38E21EA88A1C66E0.taxon (URL)

Biodiversity

Family
Cyprinidae
Genus
Capoeta
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Cypriniformes
Phylum
Chordata
Scientific name authorship
Nikolskii
Species
fusca
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Capoeta fusca Nikolskii, 1897 sec. Çiçek, Fricke, Eagderi, Sungur, Coad & Hamdard, 2023

References

  • Nikolskii, A. M. (1897) Reptiles, amphibiens, and fishes collected by N. A. Zarundy in eastern Persia. Ezhegodnik. Zoologicheskogo Muzeya Akademii Nauk SSSR, 1, 306 - 348, pls. 17 - 19.
  • Saadati, M. A. G. (1977) Taxonomy and distribution of the freshwater fishes of Iran. MS Thesis, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, xiii + 212 pp.
  • Coad, B. W. (1981) Fishes of Afghanistan, an annoted checklist. National Museum of Canada Publications in Zoology, 14, i - v + 1 - 26.