Sattar snowtrout

Sattar snowtrout (Schizothorax curvifrons) is a species of cyprinid native to the highlands of south-central Asia from Iran to China where it can be found in most types of freshwater habitats. This species can reach a length of 56 centimetres (22 in) TL and a weight of up to 1.3 kilograms (2.9 lb). It is important to local commercial fisheries.^[1]

Sattar snowtrout
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Subfamily:	Barbinae
Genus:	Schizothorax
Species:	S. curvifrons
Binomial name
Schizothorax curvifrons Heckel, 1838
Synonyms
Schizopyge curvifrons (Heckel, 1838) Schizothoraichthys curvifrons (Heckel, 1838) Schizothorax longipinnis Heckel, 1838 Schizopyge longipinnis (Heckel, 1838) Schizothoraichthys longipinnis (Heckel, 1838) Schizothorax micropogon Heckel, 1838 Schizopyge micropogon (Heckel, 1838) Schizothoraichthys micropogon (Heckel, 1838) Schizothorax intermedius McClelland, 1842 Racoma intermedius (McClelland, 1842) Schizothorax intermedius intermedius McClelland, 1842 Oerinus plagiostomus McClelland, 1842 Racoma brevis McClelland, 1842 Schizothorax minutus Kessler, 1872 Schizothorax fedtschenkoi Kessler, 1872 Schizothorax affinis Kessler, 1872 Schizothorax aksaiensis Kessler, 1872 Schizothorax irregularis Day, 1877 Schizothorax intermedius eurycephalus L. S. Berg, 1932 Schizothorax schumacheri Fowler & Steinitz, 1956

The species is variable and some of its subpopulation possibly should be recognized as separate species. For example, S. intermedius and S. fedtschenkoi both are considered as synonyms of S. curvifrons by FishBase, but all three are recognized as valid species by the Catalog of Fishes.^[2]