Schizothoracinae

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Schizothoracinae
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Schizothorax species from the Ghori river, Pithoragarh, India. Locally called Asela
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Schizothoracinae
McClelland, 1842 [1]

Schizothoracinae, the snow barbels, [2] is a subfamily of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Cyprinidae, which includes the carps, barbs, minnows and related fishes. The fishes in this subfamily are found in Asia.

Genera

Schizopygopsinae contains the following genera: [3]

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References

  1. Richard van der Laan; William N. Eschmeyer & Ronald Fricke (2014). "Family-group names of recent fishes". Zootaxa. 3882 (2): 1–230. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 . PMID   25543675.
  2. "Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes Classification". Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  3. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Schizothoracinae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 1 January 2024.