List of Freshwater Fishes for Afghanistan

Number of freshwater fish species: 129 The tables below were generated from Fishbase.org - A project to provide indexing and links for all known species as the baseline dataset for studies of global biodiversity. All links below take you to pages on the fishbase.org site.
Tropical Freshwater Fish | Biotope aquaria | Country Index

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Order	Family	Species	Status	FB name	Name
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Abramis brama	native	Common bream
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Abramis sapa	native	White-eye bream
Acipenseriformes	Acipenseridae	Acipenser nudiventris	extirpated	Fringebarbel sturgeon
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Alburnoides bipunctatus	native	Spirlin
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Alburnoides taeniatus	native	Striped bystranka
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Alburnus chalcoides	native	Danube bleak
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Amblypharyngodon mola	native	Mola carplet
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Aristichthys nobilis	introduced	Bighead carp
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Aspidoparia jaya	native	Jaya
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Aspidoparia morar	native
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Aspiolucius esocinus	native	Pike asp
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Aspius aspius	native	Asp
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Ballerus ballerus	introduced	Zope
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Bangana diplostoma	native
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Barbus brachycephalus brachycephalus	native	Aral barbel
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Barbus capito capito	native	Bulatmai barbel
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Barilius vagra	native
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Capoeta capoeta capoeta	native	Transcaucasian barb
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Capoeta fusca	native
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Capoetobrama kuschakewitschi kuschakewitschi	native	Sharpray
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Carassius auratus auratus	introduced	Goldfish
Perciformes	Channidae	Channa gachua	native
Perciformes	Channidae	Channa orientalis	native	Walking snakehead
Perciformes	Channidae	Channa punctata	native	Spotted snakehead
Siluriformes	Schilbeidae	Clupisoma naziri	native
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Crossocheilus diplochilus	native
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Crossocheilus latius	native
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Ctenopharyngodon idella	introduced	Grass carp
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Cyprinion microphthalmum microphthalmum	native
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Cyprinion milesi	native
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Cyprinion watsoni	native
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Cyprinus carpio carpio	introduced	Common carp
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Devario devario	native	Sind danio
Cypriniformes	Balitoridae	Dzihunia amudarjensis	native	Bukhara stone loach
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Esomus danricus	native	Flying barb
Cyprinodontiformes	Poeciliidae	Gambusia affinis	introduced	Mosquitofish
Cyprinodontiformes	Poeciliidae	Gambusia holbrooki	introduced	Eastern mosquitofish
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Garra gotyla gotyla	native	Sucker head
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Garra rossica	native
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Garra rufa	native
Siluriformes	Sisoridae	Glyptosternon akhtari	native
Siluriformes	Sisoridae	Glyptosternon reticulatum	native	Turkestan catfish
Siluriformes	Sisoridae	Glyptothorax cavia	native
Siluriformes	Sisoridae	Glyptothorax jalalensis	native
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Gobio gobio gobio	native	Gudgeon
Perciformes	Percidae	Gymnocephalus cernuus	native	Ruffe
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Hemiculter leucisculus	introduced	Sharpbelly
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Hemigrammocapoeta elegans	native
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Hypophthalmichthys molitrix	introduced	Silver carp
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Labeo angra	native
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Labeo ariza	native	Reba
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Labeo dyocheilus	native
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Labeo gonius	native	Kuria labeo
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Labeo pangusia	native
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Leuciscus idus	native	Ide
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Leuciscus latus	native
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Leuciscus lehmanni	native	Zeravshan dace
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Leuciscus leuciscus	native	Common dace
Siluriformes	Bagridae	Mystus tengara	native
Cypriniformes	Balitoridae	Nemacheilus baluchiorum	native
Cypriniformes	Balitoridae	Nemacheilus kuschakewitschi	native	Kuschakewitsch loach
Cypriniformes	Balitoridae	Nemacheilus longicaudus	native	Eastern crested loach
Cypriniformes	Balitoridae	Nemacheilus oxianus	native	Amu-Darya stone loach
Siluriformes	Siluridae	Ompok bimaculatus	native	Butter catfish
Siluriformes	Siluridae	Ompok canio	native
Siluriformes	Siluridae	Ompok pabda	native	Pabdah catfish
Salmoniformes	Salmonidae	Oncorhynchus mykiss	introduced	Rainbow trout
Beloniformes	Adrianichthyidae	Oryzias latipes	introduced	Japanese rice fish
Cypriniformes	Balitoridae	Paracobitis boutanensis	native
Cypriniformes	Balitoridae	Paracobitis ghazniensis	native
Cypriniformes	Balitoridae	Paracobitis malapterura	native	Western crested loach
Cypriniformes	Balitoridae	Paracobitis rhadinaeus	native
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Pelecus cultratus	native	Ziege
Perciformes	Percidae	Perca fluviatilis	native	European perch
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Pseudorasbora parva	introduced	Stone moroko
Acipenseriformes	Acipenseridae	Pseudoscaphirhynchus hermanni	native	Dwarf sturgeon
Acipenseriformes	Acipenseridae	Pseudoscaphirhynchus kaufmanni	native	Amu Darya sturgeon
Siluriformes	Siluridae	Pterocryptis afghana	native
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Ptychobarbus conirostris	questionable	Indus snowtrout
Gasterosteiformes	Gasterosteidae	Pungitius platygaster	native	Southern ninespine stickleback
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Puntius conchonius	native	Rosy barb
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Puntius sarana	native	Olive barb
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Puntius sophore	native	Pool barb
Perciformes	Gobiidae	Rhinogobius similis	introduced
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Rhodeus sinensis	introduced
Siluriformes	Bagridae	Rita macracanthus	native
Siluriformes	Bagridae	Rita rita	native	Rita
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Rutilus rutilus	native	Roach
Cypriniformes	Cobitidae	Sabanejewia aurata aurata	native	Goldside loach
Salmoniformes	Salmonidae	Salmo trutta trutta	native	Sea trout
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Salmostoma bacaila	native	Large razorbelly minnow
Perciformes	Percidae	Sander lucioperca	native	Pike-perch
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Scardinius erythrophthalmus	native	Rudd
Cypriniformes	Balitoridae	Schistura alepidota	native
Cypriniformes	Balitoridae	Schistura alta	native
Cypriniformes	Balitoridae	Schistura corica	native
Cypriniformes	Balitoridae	Schistura cristata	native	Turkmenian crested loach
Cypriniformes	Balitoridae	Schistura kessleri	native	Kessler's loach
Cypriniformes	Balitoridae	Schistura lindbergi	native
Cypriniformes	Balitoridae	Schistura prashari	questionable
Cypriniformes	Balitoridae	Schistura sargadensis	native	Turkmenian loach
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Schizocypris brucei	native	Waziristan snowtrout
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Schizocypris ladigesi	native
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Schizopyge curvifrons	native	Sattar snowtrout
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Schizopyge esocinus	native	Chirruh snowtrout
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Schizopygopsis stoliczkai	native	False osman
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Schizothorax edeniana	native
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Schizothorax intermedius intermedius	native	Common marinka
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Schizothorax labiatus	native	Kunar snowtrout
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Schizothorax microcephalus	native
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Schizothorax pelzami	native	Transcaspian marinka
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Schizothorax plagiostomus	native
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Schizothorax richardsonii	native	Snow trout
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Schizothorax zarudnyi	native
Siluriformes	Siluridae	Silurus glanis	native	Wels catfish
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Sinilabeo dero	native	Kalabans
Siluriformes	Bagridae	Sperata sarwari	native
Siluriformes	Bagridae	Sperata seenghala	native	Giant river-catfish
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Tor putitora	native	Golden mahseer
Cypriniformes	Balitoridae	Triplophysa brahui	native
Cypriniformes	Balitoridae	Triplophysa choprai	native
Cypriniformes	Balitoridae	Triplophysa dorsalis	native	Gray loach
Cypriniformes	Balitoridae	Triplophysa farwelli	native
Cypriniformes	Balitoridae	Triplophysa griffithi	native
Cypriniformes	Balitoridae	Triplophysa kullmanni	native
Cypriniformes	Balitoridae	Triplophysa stenura	native
Cypriniformes	Balitoridae	Triplophysa stoliczkai	native	Tibetan stone loach
Cypriniformes	Balitoridae	Triplophysa tenuis	native
Siluriformes	Siluridae	Wallago attu	native	Wallago

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