Rara snowtrout

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Rara snowtrout
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Schizothoracinae
Genus: Schizothorax
Species:
S. raraensis
Binomial name
Schizothorax raraensis
Terashima, 1984 [2]

The Rara snowtrout (Schizothorax raraensis), is a cyprinid fish species of the genus Schizothorax . [3] The Rara snowtrout was first collected in 1979 in the alpine fresh water Rara Lake located in Nepal's Rara National Park. [2]

References

  1. Jha, B.R.; Rayamajhi, A. (2010). "Schizothorax raraensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010 e.T168257A6470808. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T168257A6470808.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 Terashima, A. (1984) Three new species of the Cyprinid genus Schizothorax from Lake Rara, Northwestern Nepal. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology Vol. 31, No. 2: 122–135
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Schizothorax raraensis". FishBase .