Fishes
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Schizothorax curvifrons Heckel 1838
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Common name: Sattar snowtrout.
Distribution: Asia: Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, China; Iran, Uzbekistan,
Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan (Bailly,
1997k).
Habitat: Rivers, lakes, and swamps.
Description: The species of this genus
possesses a blunt snout and suctorial lip. In this species, mature adults
undertake spawning migration to
incoming streams and breeding takes
place amidst gravel and sandy beds.
Spawning period is extremely protracted. Large specimens spawn earlier
than the small ones. Diet consists of
animals and plants.  This species can
reach a length of 56 cm and a weight of
up to 1.3 kg (Bailly, 1997k).
Schizothorax esocinus Heckel 1838
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Common name: Chirruh snowtrout.
Distribution: Asia: Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, and China (Torres,
1991r).
Habitat: Mountain streams, rivers, and
gravel-bottomed rivers.
Description: The species of this genus
possesses a blunt snout and suctorial
lip. It feeds on bottom  detritus. Mature
adults undertake spawning migration to incoming streams where they
breed amidst gravel and sandy beds.
Fry always occur in quiet parts of the
streams or in the side branches of the
main streams. This species reaches a
maximum length of 47 cm (Torres, 1991r).