Sattar snowtrout
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Scientific classification 
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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
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| Schizopyge curvifrons (Heckel, 1838)
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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.[1] This genus is classified within the subfamily Schizothoracinae, the snow barbels.[2] 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.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Schizothorax curvifrons". FishBase. April 2013 version.
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