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Biodiversity Profile of Afghanistan - Disasters and Conflicts - UNEP

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Appendix 5 The Fish <strong>of</strong> <strong>Afghanistan</strong>: A Checklist<br />

Fish Species <strong>of</strong> <strong>Afghanistan</strong><br />

Scientific Name Authority Common Name Status Notes<br />

Acipenseridae Sturgeons<br />

Acipenser nudiventris Coad (1981) Fringebarbel<br />

sturgeon<br />

Pseudoscaphirhynchus<br />

hermanni<br />

Pseudoscaphirhynchus<br />

kaufmanni<br />

Salmonidae Salmonids<br />

Coad (1981) Dwarf sturgeon native<br />

Coad (1981) Amu Darya<br />

sturgeon<br />

for Global Environment Management (NCSA) for <strong>Afghanistan</strong><br />

Coad-= native; Fishbase = extiprated<br />

Oncorhynchus mykiss Coad (1981) Rainbow trout introduced Oncorhynchus gairdneri in Coad (1981)<br />

Salmo trutta Coad (1981) Sea trout, Brown<br />

trout<br />

Cyprinidae Minnows <strong>and</strong> carps<br />

native<br />

native<br />

Alburnoides bipunctatus Coad (1981) Chub native<br />

Alburnoides taeniatus Coad (1981) Striped bystranka native<br />

Amblypharyngodon mola Coad (1981) Mola carplet native<br />

Aspidoparia jaya Coad (1981) Jaya native<br />

Aspiolucius esocinus Coad (1981) Pike asp native<br />

Aspius aspius Coad (1981) Asp native<br />

Bangana diplostomus Coad (1981) None native Labeo diplostomus in Coad (1981)<br />

Barbus brachycephalus Coad (1981) Aral barbel native<br />

Barbus capito Coad (1981) Bulatmai barbel native<br />

Barilius vagra Coad (1981) None native<br />

Capoeta capoeta Coad (1981) Transcaucasian<br />

barb<br />

Capoetobrama<br />

kuschakewitschi<br />

native<br />

Coad (1981) Sharpray native<br />

Carassius auratus Coad (1981) Goldfish introduced<br />

Crossocheilus<br />

diplochilus<br />

Talwar <strong>and</strong><br />

Jhingram<br />

(1991)<br />

Crossocheilus latius Coad (1981) None native<br />

Ctenopharyngodon idella Coad (1981) Grass carp introduced<br />

Cyprinion<br />

microphthalmum<br />

Talwar <strong>and</strong><br />

Jhingram<br />

(1991)<br />

Cyprinion milesi Talwar <strong>and</strong><br />

Jhingram<br />

(1991)<br />

None native Crossocheilus latius diplochilus in Coad<br />

None native<br />

None native<br />

Cyprinion watsoni Coad (1981) None native<br />

(1981)<br />

Devario devario Coad (1981) Sind danio native Danio devario in Coad (1981)<br />

Esomus danricus Coad (1981) Flying barb native<br />

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