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Ptychobarbus

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Genus of fishes

Ptychobarbus
Ptychobarbus dipogon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Schizopygopsinae
Genus: Ptychobarbus
Steindachner, 1866
Type species
Ptychobarbus conirostris
Steindachner, 1866

Ptychobarbus is a genus of cyprinid fish that is found in rivers, streams and lakes in the Himalayas and Tibetan Plateau of China, India, Nepal and Pakistan, extending into the highlands of Afghanistan. They reach up to 2.2 kg (5 lb) in weight and about 65 cm (2.1 ft) in total length. They mostly feed on benthic invertebrates, but will also take planktonic organisms, aquatic plants and algae.

Ptychobarbus has been a part of the schizothoracines (snowtrout and allies), however, Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes classifies this genus in the subfamily Schizopygopsinae.

Species

Pytochobarbus contains the following species:

References

  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Ptychobarbus". FishBase. May 2019 version.
  2. ^ Qi, D.; Y. Chao; S. Guo; L. Zhao; T. Li; F. Wei; and X. Zhao (2012). Convergent, Parallel and Correlated Evolution of Trophic Morphologies in the Subfamily Schizothoracinae from the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. PLoS ONE 7(3): e34070. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0034070
  3. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Schizopygopsinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  4. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Ptychobarbus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
Taxon identifiers
Ptychobarbus


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