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

Nepalese snowtrout
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Schizothorax
Species:
S. macrophthalmus
Binomial name
Schizothorax macrophthalmus

References

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  1. ^ Devi, R.; Boguskaya, N. (2009). "Schizothorax macrophthalmus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T169622A6656186. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T169622A6656186.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Terashima, A. (1984) Three new species of the Cyprinid genus Schizothorax from Lake Rara, Northwestern Nepal Archived 2012-03-21 at the Wayback Machine. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology Vol. 31, No. 2: 122–135
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Schizothorax macrophthalmus". FishBase.