Blunt-nosed snowtrout

The blunt-nosed snowtrout (Schizothorax molesworthi) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Schizothorax from the Brahmaputra River drainage in India and China, where it is heavily exploited for food.[1]

Blunt-nosed snowtrout
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Schizothorax
Species:
S. molesworthi
Binomial name
Schizothorax molesworthi
(B. L. Chaudhuri, 1913)[2]
Synonyms
  • Oreinus molesworthi Chaudhuri, 1913

References

  1. Ng, H.H. (2010). "Schizothorax molesworthi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T168589A6520636. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T168589A6520636.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Schizothorax molesworthi" in FishBase. April 2006 version.


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