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Etymology: Schizothorax: Greek, schizein = to divide * Greek, thorax = breast (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Heckel.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic; potamodromous (Ref. 51243). Subtropical
Asia: Afghanistan (Ref. 33323) and Pakistan (Ref. 51161) to Tibet. In India often lumped under Schizothorax richardsonii. The specimens from Tibet may be a separate species (Ref. 33323). Reported from Myanmar (Ref. 57739).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 41.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 99731)
Feed on detritus material (Ref. 40974). Breed in streams (Ref. 40974).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Yunfei, W., 1987. A survey of the fish fauna of the Mount Namjagbarwa region in Xizang (Tibet), China. p. 109-112 In S.O. Kullander and B. Fernholm (eds.) Proc. V Congr. Europ. Ichthyol., Stockholm, Sweden. (Ref. 32617)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 125652)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01259 (0.00954 - 0.01662), b=2.98 (2.92 - 3.04), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 2.3 ±0.1 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (32 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 485 [241, 992] mg/100g ; Iron = 7.74 [1.36, 25.47] mg/100g ; Protein = 17.6 [16.5, 18.8] % ; Omega3 = 0.508 [0.273, 0.920] g/100g ; Selenium = 152 [42, 536] μg/100g ; VitaminA = 26.1 [10.5, 65.4] μg/100g ; Zinc = 3.18 [1.88, 5.11] mg/100g (wet weight); based on
nutrient studies.