Schizopyge
Schizopyge is a genus of cyprinid freshwater fish found in Pakistan and the northwestern part of India.[1][2][3] Schizopyge is closely related to Schizothorax and some species have historically been moved between the two genera.[4]
| Schizopyge | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Barbinae |
| Genus: | Schizopyge Heckel, 1847 |
| Type species | |
| Schizopyge niger (Heckel, 1838) | |
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Schizopyge dainellii (Vinciguerra, 1916)
- Schizopyge niger (Heckel, 1838) (Alghad snowtrout)
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Species of Schizopyge in FishBase. May 2019 version.
- 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.
- Mirza, M.R. (2003). Checklist of freshwater fishes of Pakistan. Pakistan J. Zool. Suppl. Ser. 3: 1-30.
- Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Schizothorax species". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.