The Nepalese snowtrout (''Schizothorax macrophthalmus'') is a

cyprinid Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family. It includes the carps, the true minnows, and relatives like the barbs and barbels. Cyprinidae is the largest and most diverse fish family and the largest verte ...

fish species of the genus ''

Schizothorax ''Schizothorax'' is a genus of cyprinid fish found in southern and western China, through northern South Asia (Himalaya) and Central Asia, to Iran, with a single species, ''S. prophylax'', in Turkey.Yang, J.; J.X. Yang; and X.Y. Chen (2012). A re ...

''. This snowtrout was first collected in 1979 in the alpine fresh water

Rara Lake Rara Lake also known as Mahendra Lake is the largest fresh water lake in the Nepalese Himalayas. It is the main feature of Rara National Park, located in Jumla District, Jumla and Mugu Districts of Karnali Province. Rara National Park stretches ov ...

located in Nepal's

Rara National Park Rara National Park is a protected area in the Himalayas of Nepal and was established in 1976. Covering an area of in the Mugu and Jumla districts, it is the country's smallest national park. Its main feature is Rara Lake at an altitude of . Th ...

.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

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Schizothorax Fish described in 1984 {{Schizothorax-stub