The Chirruh snowtrout (Schizothorax esocinus) is a species of cyprinid fish found in the Himalyays in Pakistan, India, Afghanistan, Nepal and China.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Schizothorax |
| Species: | S. esocinus
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| Schizothorax esocinus (Heckel, 1838)
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Biology
editFound mostly in mountain streams, rivers and gravel-bottomed rivers. They feed on bottom detritus and they migrate to spawn in tributary streams where breeding occurs in gravel and sandy beds.[3]
References
edit- ^ Rafique, M.; Daniels, A. & Johnson, J.A. (2022). "Schizothorax esocinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T128725538A128725635. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T128725538A128725635.en. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
- ^ "Synonyms of Schizothorax esocinus Heckel, 1838". Fishbase. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- ^ http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=24430&AT=Chirruh+Snowtrout
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