Chirruh snowtrout
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Phylum: | Chordata
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Species: | S. esocinus
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Schizothorax esocinus (Heckel, 1838)
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The Chirruh snowtrout (Schizothorax esocinus) is a species of cyprinid fish found in the Himalyays in Pakistan, India, Afghanistan, Nepal and China.
Biology[]
Found mostly in mountain streams, rivers and gravel-bottomed rivers. They feed on bottom detritus and they migrate to spawn in tributary streams where breeding occurs in gravel and sandy beds.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Synonyms of Schizothorax esocinus Heckel, 1838". Fishbase. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- ^ http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=24430&AT=Chirruh+Snowtrout
Categories:
- Schizothorax
- Fish of Asia
- Fish described in 1838
- Schizothorax stubs