Schizopyge niger

Schizopyge niger
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Schizopyge
Species: S. niger
Binomial name
Schizopyge niger
(Heckel, 1838)
Synonyms

Schizothoraichthys planifrons (Heckel, 1838)

Schizopyge niger (Chush snowtrout or Alghad snowtrout) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Schizopyge.

Biology

Native to India and Pakistan. Found in lakes and adjoining channels. Feeds on detritus and breeds in cold and clear pockets of lakes, particularly on the roots of willow trees.[1]

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