Bangana dero (Hamilton, 1822) [I]—Kalabans Taxonomy. Original description: Cyprinus dero Hamilton, 1822: 277, 385, pl. 22 (fig. 78) [Brahmaputra River, at Gualpara (Goalpara), Assam, India; no types known].— Afghanistan synonyms: Sinilabeo dero (Hamilton 1822); Labeo dero (Hamilton, 1822); Cyprinus (Bengana) falcata Gray, 1832; Labeo henshawi Fowler, 1924; Gobio malacostomus McClelland, 1839; Labeo rilli Chaudhuri, 1912; Chondrostoma semivelatus Valenciennes, 1844; Cirrhina sindensis Day, 1872.—Revisions: Zhang & Chen (2006: 50).—Illustration: Hamilton (1822: pl. 22, fig. 78) as Cyprinus dero. Status in Afghanistan. First record from Afghanistan by Moravec and Amin (1978); confirmed by Coad (1981: 11; 2014: 125; 2015: 227).—Afghanistan materials: None. Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Afghanistan: Kabul River.—General distribution: Upper Brahmaputra basin: Pakistan to China; introduced elsewhere.—Habitat: This species is found to inhabit torrential hillstreams in shallow waters. Adults migrate to warmer regions near lakes and streams during the winter. Freshwater. Economic importance. Commercially important. Reasons of introduction. Fisheries: enhancement of wild stocks and sports fishing. Conservation. Not relevant (introduced species).

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 17, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5305.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/8048564