Sattar snowtrout (Schizopyge curvifrons)

Scientific name: Schizopyge curvifrons Heckel, 1838

The Sattar snowtrout (Schizopyge curvifrons) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae. Native range: Asia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and China. Reported from Iran, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.

Biology

Inhabits river, lakes and swamps. Mature adults undertake spawning migration to incoming streams and breeding takes place amidst gravel and sandy beds. Spawning period is extremely protracted, from May until the beginning of August. Large specimens spawn earlier than the small ones. Diet consists of animals and plants.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Schizopyge curvifrons
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
56.0
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic; potamodromous
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Asia: Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and China. Reported from Iran, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 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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