the land-locked country of afghanistan has a restricted but relatively diverse ichthyofauna comprising 85 species in 10 families. the fauna is dominated by cyprinidae (50 species) and other ostariophysans (28 species). eight species are endemics to afghanistan within its political boundaries. there are three principal drainage basins: the endorheic amu darya draining to the aral sea with 29 spe...

The current status of the inland waters ichthyofauna Iran is revised and updated. A total 292 fish species belong to 3 classes, 24 orders, 36 families 106 genera inhabit Iran. Among these, 29 (9.9%) are exotic 102 (35%) endemic. Orders with largest numbers in Cypriniformes (182 species) followed by Gobiiformes (30 species), Cyprinodontiformes (15 Siluriformes (12 Clupeiformes (10 Acipenseriform...