Glyptosternon akhtari Silas, 1952

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 : 39

Glyptosternon akhtari Silas, 1952

[E]—Akhtari catfish

Taxonomy. Original description: Glyptosternum akhtari Silas in Hora & Silas 1952: 11, pl. 1, figs. 4–6 [Bamian River, Oxus watershed, Afghanistan; holotype: ZSI F643/2].— Afghanistan synonyms: None.—Revisions: None.—Illustration: Silas in Hora & Silas (1952: pl. 1, figs. 4–6).

Status in Afghanistan. Recorded from Afghanistan in original description by Hora and Silas (1952) as Glyptosternum akhtari ; confirmed by Coad (1981: 16; 2014: 278; 2015: 229).—Afghanistan materials: None.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Afghanistan: Bamian River.—General distribution: Bamian River, Oxus watershed, Indus drainage, Afghanistan endemic.—Habitat: This species is a freshwater species that occurs in both fast-running and standing streams in mainly shallow but also deep areas. It is an omnivore and is thought to have a moderate tolerance for habitat degradation. Freshwater.

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

Conservation. Conservation status in Afghanistan: Unknown.—IUCN: NE (2023).—Threats: Unknown.— Moderate sensitivity to human activities.—Keystone species.—Decline status: Unknown.—Moderate priority for conservation action.