Rara snowtrout
The Rara snowtrout (Schizothorax raraensis), is a cyprinid fish species of the genus Schizothorax.[3] The Rara snowtrout was first collected in 1979 in the alpine fresh water Rara Lake located in Nepal's Rara National Park.[2]
| Rara snowtrout | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Barbinae |
| Genus: | Schizothorax |
| Species: | S. raraensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Schizothorax raraensis Terashima, 1984[2] | |
References
- Chen, X.-Y. & Yang, J. (2008). "Schizothorax raraensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 30 November 2012.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Terashima, A. (1984) Three new species of the Cyprinid genus Schizothorax from Lake Rara, Northwestern Nepal. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology Vol. 31, No. 2: 122–135
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Schizothorax raraensis" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
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