Schizothoracinae

Schizothoracinae
Temporal range: Oligocene–Recent
Schizothorax plagiostomus
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Schizothoracinae

Schizothoracinae, also called snow barbels,[1] is a subfamily of freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is native to Asia.

Genera

Schizothoracinae contains these genera:[2]

  • Aspiorhynchus Kessler, 1879
  • Diptychus Steindachner, 1866
  • Percocypris Y. T. Chu, 1935
  • Schizopyge Heckel, 1847
  • Schizothorax Heckel, 1838

Three fossil genera are also known:

  • Hsianwenia Chang et al., 2008
  • Paleoschizothorax Yang et al., 2018
  • Plesioschizothorax Wu & Chen, 1980

Ecology

Schizothoracinae have highly diverse diets. Some are carnivorous, some are herbivorous, and some are omnivores.

References

  1. "Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes classification".
  2. "CAS - Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes". researcharchive.calacademy.org. Retrieved 2026-06-16.

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