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Schizocypris brucei Regan, 1914 [N]—Waziristan snowtrout Taxonomy. Original description: Schizocypris brucei Regan, 1914: 262, fig. B [2°20’N, 69°30’E, Wana Toi, tributary of Gomal River, southwestern Waziristan, Pakistan; syntypes: BMNH 1913.4.15.100-109 (10), ZSI F9832/1 (1)].— Afghanistan synonyms: None.—Revisions: Coad & Keyzer-de Ville (2005: 37).—Illustration: Regan (1914: fig. B). Status in Afghanistan. First record from Afghanistan by Coad (1981: 12); confirmed by Coad (2014: 206; 2015: 228).—Afghanistan materials: ZMUC. Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Afghanistan: Kurram River.—General distribution: Afghanistan and Pakistan.—Habitat: This species occurs in gravelly, stony, and sandy-bedded rivers and streams; it feeds on algae, diatoms, and debris. Freshwater. Economic importance. Locally consumed, but of no commercial importance. Conservation. Conservation status in Afghanistan: Unknown.—IUCN: VU (Rafique & Daniels 2021).—Threats: HAB, CON, ABS, EUT, FIT, COM, CLI.—Moderate sensitivity to human activities.—Not considered as a keystone species.—Decline status: Decreasing.—Moderate priority for conservation action., Published as part of Çiçek, Erdoğan, Fricke, Ronald, Eagderi, Soheil, Sungur, Sevil, Coad, Brian W & Hamdard, Mohammad Hamid, 2023, Fishes of Afghanistan; a revised and updated annotated checklist, pp. 1-69 in Zootaxa 5305 (1) on page 25, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5305.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/8048564, {"references":["Regan, C. T. (1914) Two new cyprinid fishes from Waziristan, collected by Major G. E. Bruce. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 8, 13 (74) (Art. 26), 261 - 263. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 00222931408693475","Coad, B. W. & Keyzer-de Ville, N. (2005) On the validity of the species in the snow - trout genus Schizocypris Regan, 1914 (Cyprinidae: Actinopterygii). Zoology in the Middle East, 35, 35 - 42. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 09397140.2005.10638101","Coad, B. W. (1981) Fishes of Afghanistan, an annoted checklist. National Museum of Canada Publications in Zoology, 14, i - v + 1 - 26.","Coad, B. W. (2014) Fishes of Afghanistan. Pensoft Publishers, Sofia-Moscow. 393 pp."]}

Three nominal species in the cyprinid genus Schizocypris were examined based on 30 meristic and morphometric characters. S. ladigesi of Afghanistan was shown to be a synonym of S. brucei while S. altidorsalis of Sistan on the Iran-Afghanistan border was shown to be distinct.