Triplophysa kullmanni Bănărescu, Nalbant & Ladiges, 1975

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 : 16

Triplophysa kullmanni Bănărescu, Nalbant & Ladiges, 1975

[E]—Kullmann’s loach

Taxonomy. Original description: Triplophysa kullmanni Bănărescu, Nalbant & Ladiges 1975: 40 , fig. (Ab-e-Nawar spring, source of a Salt Lake, which dries up in the summer, elevation 3100 meters, central Afghanistan; holotype: ZMH H4778).— Afghanistan synonyms: Nemacheilus kullmanni ( Bănărescu, Nalbant & Ladiges 1975) ; Noemacheilus kullmanni ( Bănărescu, Nalbant & Ladiges 1975) .—Revisions: Kottelat (2012: 127).— Illustration: Bănărescu et al. (1975: fig.).

Status in Afghanistan. First record from Afghanistan by Bănărescu & Mirza (1965); confirmed by Coad (1981: 14 as Noemacheilus kullmanni ; 2014: 270; 2015: 229).—Afghanistan materials: CMN, ZMH.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Afghanistan: Ab-e-Nawar spring.—General distribution: Afghanistan endemic.—Habitat: This species occurs in streams with moderately to fast flowing freshwater in both mountainous and lowlands. Freshwater.

Economic importance. No commercial importance.

Conservation. Conservation status in Afghanistan: Unknown.—IUCN: DD (Devi & Bogutskaya 2009a).—Threats: Unknown.—High sensitivity to human activities.—Keystone species.—Decline status: Unknown.—High priority for conservation action.