Dzihunia amudarjensis ( Rass, 1929 )

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 : 9-10

Dzihunia amudarjensis ( Rass, 1929) [N]—Bukhara stone loach

Taxonomy. Original description: Nemachilus amudarjensis Rass, 1929: 253 [Amu-Darya River at Termez, Uzbekistan; Tschardschui, Turkestan; syntypes: (20) ZIN 22042 (2), 20715 (2), 20732 (2); ZMMU P-2554 (14). Type catalog: Svetovidova 1978:258].— Afghanistan synonyms: Nemachilus amudarjensis Rass, 1929 ; Nemachilus amudarjensis Rass, 1929 .—Revisions: Berg (1949: 881) as Nemachilus amudarjensis, Prokofiev (2017: 265) .—Illustration: Berg (1949: 882, fig. 629) as Nemachilus amudarjensis .

Status in Afghanistan. First record from Afghanistan by Berg (1949: 882); confirmed by Coad (1981: 13; 2014: 245; 2015: 228).—Afghanistan materials: None.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Afghanistan:Amu Darya River system.—General distribution: Northern-central Asia: Amu Darya and Syr Darya river systems ( Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Afghanistan).—Habitat: This rheophilic species preferentially inhabits turbid and flowing streams and rivers. It can also be found in irrigation networks, including canals and reservoirs. Freshwater.

Economic importance. No commercial importance.

Conservation. Conservation status in Afghanistan: Unknown.—IUCN: LC (Karimov 2020a).—Threats: ABS, CON, EUT.—Moderate sensitivity to human activities.—Keystone species.—Decline status: Unknown.— Moderate priority for conservation action.