Kumaon snowtrout

The Kumaon snowtrout (Schizothorax kumaonensis) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Schizothorax.

Kumaon snowtrout
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Schizothorax
Species:
S. kumaonensis
Binomial name
Schizothorax kumaonensis
Menon, 1971[2]
Synonyms
  • Oreinus kumaonensis (Menon, 1971)

The Latin specific epithet kumaonensis refers to Kumaon (a former kingdom) in Uttarakhand, India.

References

  1. Chen, X.-Y. & Yang, J. (2008). "Schizothorax kumaonensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 30 November 2012.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Schizothorax kumaonensis" in FishBase. April 2006 version.


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