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Sattar snowtrout
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Schizothoracinae
Genus: Schizopyge
Heckel, 1847
Species: S. curvifrons
Binomial name
Schizopyge curvifrons
(Heckel, 1838)
Synonyms
  • Schizothorax curvifrons Heckel, 1838
  • Schizothoraichthys curvifrons (Heckel, 1838)
  • Schizothorax longipinnis Heckel, 1838
  • Schizopyge longipinnis (Heckel, 1838)
  • Schizothoraichthys longipinnis (Heckel, 1838)
  • Schizothorax micropogon Heckel, 1838
  • Schizopyge micropogon (Heckel, 1838)
  • Schizothoraichthys micropogon (Heckel, 1838)
  • Oerinus plagiostomus McClelland, 1842
  • Racoma brevis McClelland, 1842
  • Schizothorax minutus Kessler, 1872
  • Schizothorax affinis Kessler, 1872
  • Schizothorax aksaiensis Kessler, 1872
  • Schizothorax irregularis Day, 1877
  • Schizothorax intermedius eurycephalus L. S. Berg, 1932
  • Schizothorax schumacheri Fowler & Steinitz, 1956

Sattar snowtrout (Schizopyge curvifrons) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae, the family which includes the carps, barbs and related fishes. It is the only species in the genus Schizopyge. This genus is classified within the subfamily Schizothoracinae, the snow barbels. This species is found to the highlands of south-central Asia from Iran to China where it can be found in most types of freshwater habitats. This species can reach a length of 56 centimetres (22 in) TL and a weight of up to 1.3 kilograms (2.9 lb). It is important to local commercial fisheries.

References

  1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Schizopyge". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Schizothoracinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Schizothorax curvifrons". FishBase. April 2013 version.

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Taxon identifiers
Schizopyge curvifrons
Schizothorax curvifrons
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