List of fish on stamps of Afghanistan
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This is a list of fish on stamps of that appear on postage stamps of Afghanistan
Postage stamps and postal history of Afghanistan
thumb|right|15-poul imperf stamp of 1927, first use of Roman letters.thumb|right|Parliament House on the 15p of 1939.This is a survey of the Postage stamps and postal history of Afghanistan.-First postal service:...


Year Date Type Species Species author Value Stamps catalogues Taxonomy Common name
Scott Yvert Mitchell Sta. & Gib. Order Family
1998  NOR Chalinochromis brichardi
Chalinochromis brichardi
Chalinochromis brichardi is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family. It is found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes.-References:...

Poll
Max Poll
Max Fernand Leon Poll was a Belgian ichthyologist who specialised in Cichlidae.In the years 1946 and 1947 he organised an expedition to Lake Tanganyika....

, 1974
400 AF 0 0 1805 0 Perciformes
Perciformes
The Perciformes, also called the Percomorphi or Acanthopteri, is one of the largest orders of vertebrates, containing about 40% of all bony fish. Perciformes means perch-like. They belong to the class of ray-finned fish and comprise over 7,000 species found in almost all aquatic environments...

 
Cichlidae 
Cyrtocara moorii
Cyrtocara
Cyrtocara is a monotypic genus of cichlid fish. The single species, Cyrtocara moorii, is endemic to Lake Malawi in east Africa. The species is popular among aquarium keepers where it is known as the humphead cichlid, blue dolphin cichlid, Malawi dolphin or simply as moorii.-Physical...

Boulenger
George Albert Boulenger
George Albert Boulenger FRS was a Belgian-British zoologist who identified over 2000 new animal species, chiefly fish, reptiles and amphibians.-Life:...

, 1902
600 AF 0 0 1806 0 Perciformes
Perciformes
The Perciformes, also called the Percomorphi or Acanthopteri, is one of the largest orders of vertebrates, containing about 40% of all bony fish. Perciformes means perch-like. They belong to the class of ray-finned fish and comprise over 7,000 species found in almost all aquatic environments...

 
Cichlidae  Hump-head
Aulonocara stuartgranti
Flavescent peacock
The Flavescent Peacock is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family. Its common name refers to its "flavescent" colour.It is found in Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes....

Meyer & Riehl, 1985 800 AF 0 0 1807 0 Perciformes
Perciformes
The Perciformes, also called the Percomorphi or Acanthopteri, is one of the largest orders of vertebrates, containing about 40% of all bony fish. Perciformes means perch-like. They belong to the class of ray-finned fish and comprise over 7,000 species found in almost all aquatic environments...

 
Cichlidae  Flavescent peacock
Pseudotropheus tropheops tropheops Regan, 1922 1000 AF 0 0 1808 0 Perciformes
Perciformes
The Perciformes, also called the Percomorphi or Acanthopteri, is one of the largest orders of vertebrates, containing about 40% of all bony fish. Perciformes means perch-like. They belong to the class of ray-finned fish and comprise over 7,000 species found in almost all aquatic environments...

 
Cichlidae 
Maylandia zebra
Zebra mbuna
The Zebra Mbuna is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family. It is a popular aquarium fish, although many aquarium books and hobbyists continue to refer to the species by a junior synonym, Pseudotropheus zebra, while some ichthyologists prefer the name Metriaclima zebra.It is found in Malawi,...

Boulenger, 1899 1200 AF 0 0 1809 0 Perciformes
Perciformes
The Perciformes, also called the Percomorphi or Acanthopteri, is one of the largest orders of vertebrates, containing about 40% of all bony fish. Perciformes means perch-like. They belong to the class of ray-finned fish and comprise over 7,000 species found in almost all aquatic environments...

 
Cichlidae  Zebra mbuna
Notobranchius eqersi 1500 AF 0 0 1810 0 Cyprinodontiformes
Cyprinodontiformes
The Cyprinodontiformes is an order of ray-finned fish, comprising mostly small, fresh-water fish. Many popular aquarium fish, such as killifish and live-bearers, are included. They are closely related to the Atheriniformes and are occasionally included with them...

 
Aplocheilidae
Aplocheilidae
Aplocheilidae are a family of bony fishes containing about 15 species. Formerly, the name "Aplocheilidae" was used for the Aplocheiloidei as a whole, i.e. including the Nothobranchiidae of Africa and the mainly South American Rivulidae as subfamilies. This obsolete system is sometimes still seen,...

 
Ophthalmotilapia nasuta
Ophthalmotilapia nasuta
Ophthalmotilapia nasuta is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family. It is found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes.-References:...

Poll & Matthes, 1962 4000 AF 0 0 B104 0 Perciformes
Perciformes
The Perciformes, also called the Percomorphi or Acanthopteri, is one of the largest orders of vertebrates, containing about 40% of all bony fish. Perciformes means perch-like. They belong to the class of ray-finned fish and comprise over 7,000 species found in almost all aquatic environments...

 
Cichlidae
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