Nepalese snowtrout
Species of fish
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The Nepalese snowtrout (Schizothorax macrophthalmus) is a cyprinid fish species of the genus Schizothorax.[3] This snowtrout was first collected in 1979 in the alpine fresh water Rara Lake located in Nepal's Rara National Park.[2]
| Nepalese snowtrout | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Schizothoracinae |
| Genus: | Schizothorax |
| Species: | S. macrophthalmus |
| Binomial name | |
| Schizothorax macrophthalmus Terashima, 1984[2] | |
