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Schizothorax niger

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

Schizothorax 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. ^ 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.
Taxon identifiers
Schizopyge niger


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