Chirruh snowtrout (Schizothorax esocinus)

Scientific name: Schizothorax esocinus Heckel, 1838

Chirruh snowtrout (Schizothorax esocinus)

The Chirruh snowtrout (Schizothorax esocinus) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae. Native range: Asia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India. Also reported from Nepal and China.

Biology

Occurs in mountain streams, rivers and lakes. Inhabits sandy and gravel-bottomed rivers. Herbivore, feeding on bottom detritus. Mature adults undertake spawning migration to incoming streams where they breed amidst gravel and sandy beds. Fry always occur in quiet parts of the streams or in the side branches of the main streams.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Schizothorax esocinus
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
47.0
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic; potamodromous
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Asia: Afghanistan, Pakistan, India. Also reported from Nepal and China.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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