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Schizothoracinae, the snow barbels, is a subfamily of freshwater Actinopterygii belonging to the family Cyprinidae, which includes the carps, barbs, minnows and related fishes. The fishes in this subfamily are found in Asia.
Fossils of Paleoschizothorax suggest that early schizothoracines originally inhabited the large, swampy river basins, such as the Qaidam Basin, that existed on the Tibetan Plateau prior to significant uplift of the Himalayas. Following the uplift of the mountain range, many schizothoracines became adapted to fast-flowing high altitude rivers. Others, such as Schizothorax species found in southern China, continued to inhabit a low-lying subtropical environment.
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