Glyptothorax stocki Mirza & Nijssen, 1978

Çiçek, Erdoğan, Fricke, Ronald, Eagderi, Soheil, Sungur, Sevil, Coad, Brian W & Hamdard, Mohammad Hamid, 2023, Fishes of Afghanistan; a revised and updated annotated checklist, Zootaxa 5305 (1), pp. 1-69 : 40

Glyptothorax stocki Mirza & Nijssen, 1978

[N]—Stock’s catfish

Taxonomy. Original description: Glyptothorax stocki Mirza & Nijssen, 1978: 79 , fig. 1 [Bhed Nullah, small stream on G.T. road to Rawalpindi, 7 miles from Lahore, Pakistan; holotype: ZMA 114763].— Afghanistan synonyms: None—Revisions: Jayaram (2006: 247).—Illustration: Mirza & Nijssen (1978: fig. 1).

Status in Afghanistan. First record from Afghanistan by Coad (1981: 16; 2014: 330).—Afghanistan materials: None.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Afghanistan: Kabul River.—General distribution: Indus River drainage, Afghanistan and Pakistan.—Habitat: This species is a carnivorous cold-water species that occurs in hillstreams between 300 and 1,500 m asl, with stones as the major substrate. Freshwater.

Economic importance. No commercial importance.

Conservation. Conservation status in Afghanistan: Unknown.—IUCN: EN ( Rafique et al. 2021g).—Threats: CLI, CON, ABS, HAB, EUT.—High sensitivity to human activities.—Keystone species.—Decline status: Decreasing.—Moderate priority for conservation action.