Sattar snowtrout

Sattar snowtrout
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Schizothorax
Species:
S. curvifrons
Binomial name
Schizothorax curvifrons
Heckel, 1838
Synonyms
  • Schizopyge 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)
  • Schizothorax intermedius McClelland, 1842
  • Racoma intermedius (McClelland, 1842)
  • Schizothorax intermedius intermedius McClelland, 1842
  • Oerinus plagiostomus McClelland, 1842
  • Racoma brevis McClelland, 1842
  • Schizothorax minutus Kessler, 1872
  • Schizothorax fedtschenkoi 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 (Schizothorax curvifrons) is a species of cyprinid native 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.[1]

The species is variable and some of its subpopulation possibly should be recognized as separate species. For example, S. intermedius and S. fedtschenkoi both are considered as synonyms of S. curvifrons by FishBase, but all three are recognized as valid species by the Catalog of Fishes.[2]

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Schizothorax curvifrons". FishBase. April 2013 version.
  2. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Schizothorax". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 13 May 2019.