Schizothorax niger

Schizothorax niger
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Schizothoracinae
Genus: Schizopyge
Species:
S. niger
Binomial name
Schizopyge niger
Heckel, 1838
Synonyms
  • Schizothorax niger (Heckel, 1838)
  • Schizothorax planifrons Heckel, 1838
  • Schizothorax planifrons (Heckel, 1838)

Schizopyge niger, the Alghad snowtrout, is a species of cyprinid freshwater fish that lives in cold lakes and nearby channels in the Kashmir region in India and Pakistan. It reaches up to about 33 cm (13 in) in standard length.

References

  1. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Schizopyge niger". FishBase. May 2019 version.
  2. ↑ Ashoktaru Barat; Rakesh Matura; Jyoti Sati; Rohit Kumar; Farroz A. Bhat; Chirag Goel; and Prabhati Kumari Sahoo (2013). Development and characterization of microsatellite markers in Schizopyge niger (Family: Cyprinidae, Pisces) from Kashmir Valley. Conservation Genetics Resources 5(3): 831–833.