Rara snowtrout
| Rara snowtrout | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Schizothoracinae |
| Genus: | Schizothorax |
| Species: | S. raraensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Schizothorax raraensis Terashima, 1984[2] | |
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]
References
- ^ Jha, B.R.; Rayamajhi, A. (2010). "Schizothorax raraensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T168257A6470808. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T168257A6470808.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ a b 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; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Schizothorax raraensis". FishBase.