Schizothorax elongatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Schizothoracinae |
Genus: | Schizothorax |
Species: | S. elongatus |
Binomial name | |
Schizothorax elongatus S. Y. Huang, 1985 [2] | |
Schizothorax elongatus is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Schizothorax from Yingjiang County in Yunnan.
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