Sattar snowtrout
{{short description|Species of fish}}
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| image = Schizothorax curvifrons.jpg
| taxon = Schizopyge curvifrons
| display_parents = 3
| authority = (Heckel, 1838)
| parent_authority = Heckel, 1847
| 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.{{Cof genus|genus=Schizopyge|access-date=2 January 2024}} This genus is classified within the subfamily Schizothoracinae, the snow barbels.{{Cof family|family=Schizothoracinae|access-date=2 January 2024}} 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 {{convert|56|cm|in}} TL and a weight of up to {{convert|1.3|kg|lb}}. It is important to local commercial fisheries.{{FishBase |genus= Schizothorax|species= curvifrons| month = April| year = 2013}}
References
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External links
- [http://fishbase.org/Photos/PicturesSummary.php?ID=24427&what=species Photograph]
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Category:Fish described in 1838
Category:Taxa named by Johann Jakob Heckel
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