Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Family Cyprinidae Scientific name Schizothorax esocinus | Phylum Chordata Order Cypriniformes Genus Schizothorax Rank Species | |
Similar Schizothorax labiatus, Sattar snowtrout, Schizothorax richardsonii, Schizothorax, Schizothorax progastus | ||
The Chirruh snowtrout (Schizothorax esocinus) is a species of cyprinid fish found in Asia.
Biology
Found mostly in mountain streams, rivers and gravel-bottomed rivers. They feed on bottom detritus and spawn to incoming streams where breeding occurs in gravel and sandy beds.
References
Chirruh snowtrout Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA