Found on the territory of Afghanistan , Turkmenistan and Iran . The type is assigned the status of " least concern " [2] .
In Turkmenistan
The species is listed in the Red Book of Turkmenistan. Previously, he lived in the basins of the Murghab and Tejen rivers and in the Kopetdag rivers ( Meanachay , Gyzgynchay , Keltechinar , Yanbash, Archabil , Altyyab, Sekizyab). In recent years, found only in the rivers Kushka, Tedzhen, Altyab and Sekizyab . Keeps the flow of rivers in the bottom layers on the sand and pebble soil. In most rivers Kopetdag was numerous species. In the first years of operation, the Tedzhenskoye reservoir was one of the main objects of the local fishing industry. Since the 1990s, numbers and ranges have declined significantly. The main limiting factors: uncontrolled fishing, deterioration of the ecological status of the small rivers of the Kopetdag . Protected in the Kopetdag Reserve.
