Schizopyge niger

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cyprinoidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Otomorpha Subcohors: Ostariophysi Sectio: Otophysa Ordo: Cypriniformes Subordo: Cyprinoidei

Familia: Cyprinidae
Subfamilia: Schizothoracinae
Genus: Schizopyge
Species: Schizopyge niger

Name

Schizopyge niger (Heckel, 1838)

• Holotype (unique): NMW 9013 [?9008].

Type locality: Kashmir.

Synonyms

• Schizothorax niger Heckel, 1838
  • Schizothoraichthys niger (Heckel, 1838) -- Tilak, 1987
  • Schizocypris niger (Heckel, 1838) -- Rafique, 2000
• Schizothorax planifrons Heckel, 1838
  • Schizothoraichthys planifrons (Heckel, 1838) -- Tilak, 1987

Vernacular names

English: Alghad snowtrout

References

• Heckel, J. J.; 1838: Fische aus Caschmir gesammelt und herausgegeben von Carl Freiherrn von Hügel, beschrieben von J. J. Heckel. Wien. 1-86, Pls. 1-12.
• Mir, J. I., Mir, F. A., Chandra, S. & Patiyal, R. S.; 2013: Pattern of morphological variations in Alghad snowtrout, Schizopyge niger (Heckel 1838) from Kashmir Himalaya using truss network analysis. Ichthyological Research, DOI: 10.1007/s10228-013-0347-x