Schizothorax pelzami Kessler, 1870

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 : 27

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.8097202
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CA1A3C-FFB0-FF91-38E2-1B298B766360
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Schizothorax pelzami Kessler, 1870
status

Treatment

Schizothorax pelzami Kessler, 1870 View in CoL View at ENA

[N]—Transcaspian marinka

Taxonomy. Original description: Schizothorax pelzami Kessler, 1870: 320 View in CoL , pl. 3, figs. 1–3 [Shah-rud River, northeastern Iran; syntypes: (4) BMNH 1897.7.5.24 [ex ZIN] (1), ZIN 8036 [ex ZMMU] (1)].— Afghanistan synonyms: Schizothorax pelzami iranicus Karaman, 1969 ; Schizothorax raulinsii Günther, 1889 View in CoL .—Revisions: Berg (1949: 717).—Illustration: Berg (1949: 717, fig. 476).

Status in Afghanistan. Reported from Afghanistan in original description of Schizothorax raulinsii by Günther (1889: 108); confirmed by Coad (1981: 12; 2014: 223; 2015: 228).—Afghanistan materials: BMNH.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Afghanistan: Mugrab, Tedzhen, Germab and Harirud Rivers.—General distribution: Hari and Kavir drainages, Iran.—Habitat: This species inhabits rivers and streams. Freshwater.

Economic importance. Locally commercially important.

Conservation. Conservation status in Afghanistan: Unknown.—IUCN: LC (Devi & Bogutskaya 2009d).—Threats: HAB, EUT, ABS.—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	Schizothorax