Schizopygopsis eckloni
| Schizopygopsis eckloni | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Schizopygopsinae |
| Genus: | Schizopygopsis |
| Species: | S. eckloni |
| Binomial name | |
| Schizopygopsis eckloni (Herzenstein, 1891)[2] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Schizopygopsis eckloni is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the familyCyprinidae, the family which also includes the carps, barbs, minnowns and related fishes.[2] This fish is endemic to China where it occurs in the upper Yellow River drainage, from Qinghai to Gansu and parts of Sichuan.[1] This species has maximum published standard length of 39.5 cm (15.6 in).[3]
Named in honor of F. L. Ecklon, one of Nikolai Przhevalsky's assistants during his second trip to Tibet, whose services Przhevalsky said were "invaluable".[4]
References
- ^ abZhang, E. (2024). "Schizopygopsis eckloni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024 e.T212784071A212784073. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
- ^ abcFricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Schizopygopsis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
- ^Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Schizopygopsis eckloni". FishBase. October 2024 version.
- ^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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