Biology:Schizopyge

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Schizopyge
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Schizopyge
Heckel, 1847
Type species
Schizopyge niger
(Heckel, 1838)

Schizopyge is a genus of cyprinid freshwater fish found in Pakistan and the northwestern part of India .[1][2][3] Schizopyge is closely related to Schizothorax and some species have historically been moved between the two genera.[4]

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Species of Schizopyge in FishBase. May 2019 version.
  2. Ashoktaru Barat; Rakesh Matura; Jyoti Sati; Rohit Kumar; Farroz A. Bhat; Chirag Goel; and Prabhati Kumari Sahoo (2013). Development and characterization of microsatellite markers in Schizopyge niger (Family: Cyprinidae, Pisces) from Kashmir Valley. Conservation Genetics Resources 5(3): 831–833.
  3. Mirza, M.R. (2003). Checklist of freshwater fishes of Pakistan. Pakistan J. Zool. Suppl. Ser. 3: 1-30.
  4. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Species in the genus Schizothorax". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?tbl=species&genus=Schizothorax. 

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