''Schizopyge'' is a genus of

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 ...

freshwater fish found in

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and the northwestern part of

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. ''Schizopyge'' is closely related to ''

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 ...

'' and some species have historically been moved between the two genera.

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus: * ''

Schizopyge dainellii ''Schizopyge dainellii'' is a species of cyprinid freshwater fish found in the Indus basin in Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's f ...

'' ( Vinciguerra, 1916) * ''

Schizopyge niger ''Schizopyge niger'', the Alghad snowtrout, is a species of cyprinid freshwater fish that lives in cold lakes and nearby channels in the Kashmir region in India and Pakistan.Ashoktaru Barat; Rakesh Matura; Jyoti Sati; Rohit Kumar; Farroz A. Bhat ...

'' ( Heckel, 1838) (Alghad snowtrout)

References

Cyprinid fish of Asia Cyprinidae genera {{Barbinae-stub