Scardinius erythrophthalmus
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Zienert, S.
Afghanistan country information
Common names:
[No common name]
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
freshwater
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Uses:
no uses
Comments:
Occurs in adjacent or contiguous drainage basins, in Amu Darya up to Pitnyak.
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/af.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Coad, B.W., 1981
National Database:
Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Leuciscidae (Minnows) > Leuciscinae
Etymology: Scardinius:A range of lofty mountains, Scardus, forming the boundary between Moesia and Macedonia; erythrophthalmus:Name from Greek words scar=a kind of fish; din=terrible, whirling; erythro=red; phthalm=the eye (Ref. 79012). More on author: Linnaeus.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
