Luciobarbus brachycephalus (Kessler 1872)
- Dataset
- Fishes of Afghanistan; a revised and updated annotated checklist
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Chordata
- class
- Actinopterygii
- order
- Cypriniformes
- family
- Cyprinidae
- genus
- Luciobarbus
- species
- Luciobarbus brachycephalus
conservation
Conservation. Conservation status in Afghanistan: Unknown. — IUCN: VU (Freyhof & Kottelat 2008 a). — Threats: FIT, CON, ABS. — High sensitivity to human activities. — Keystone species. — Decline status: Decreasing. — High priority for conservation action.
discussion
Status in Afghanistan. First record from Afghanistan by Berg (1949: 705) as Barbus brachycephalus; confirmed by Maksumov (1971), Coad (1981: 9; 2014: 184; 2015: 228). — Afghanistan materials: None.
distribution
Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Afghanistan: Amu Darya, Panj River. — General distribution: Aral Sea and western and southern Caspian Sea basins. — Habitat: This species lives in deep stretches with gravel or stone bottoms. Spawns in fast-flowing water at sites with a hard bottom, 1 – 2 m deep. Semi-anadromous and riverine populations. Anadromous, freshwater, brackish, marine.
vernacular_names
[N] — Aral barbel
Name
- Synonyms
- Barbus brachycephalus Kessler 1872
- Homonyms
- Luciobarbus brachycephalus (Kessler 1872)