Schizothoracinae
| Schizothoracinae Temporal range: Oligocene–Recent | |
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| Schizothorax plagiostomus | |
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| Subfamily: | 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
- ↑ "Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes classification".
- ↑ "CAS - Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes". researcharchive.calacademy.org. Retrieved 2026-06-16.