Schizopygopsis potanini

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Schizopygopsis potanini
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Schizopygopsinae
Genus: Schizopygopsis
Species:
S. potanini
Binomial name
Schizopygopsis potanini
(Herzenstein, 1891) [2]
Synonyms [2]
  • Gymnocypris potaniniHerzenstein, 1891

Schizopygopsis potanini is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae, the family which also includes the carps, barbs, minnowns and related fishes. [2] This fish is endemic to China where it is restricted to Sichuan in the upper reaches of the Minjiang River, a tributary of the Changjiang where it inhabits cool, montaine rivers. [1]

Named in honor of Grigory Nikolayaevich Potanin (1835-1920), Russian explorer of Inner Asia. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Zhang, E. & Zhao, Y. (2023). "Schizopygopsis potanini". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2023 e.T181091A1697439. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T181091A1697439.en . Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Schizopygopsis". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  3. ↑ Christopher Scharpf (24 June 2024). "Family CYPRINIDAE: Subfamily SCHIZOPYGOPSINAE Mirza 1991 (Mountain Barbels)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. Retrieved 1 January 2025.


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