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Genus of fishes

Diptychus
Diptychus maculatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Schizothoracinae
Genus: Diptychus
Steindachner, 1866
Type species
Diptychus maculatus
Steindachner, 1866
Species

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Diptychus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae, the family which includes the carps, barbs and related fishes. This genus is classified within the subfamily Schizothoracinae, the snow barbels. The two species in this genus are found in Himalaya and the Tibetan Plateau of China, India, Nepal and Pakistan, ranging west to the Tien Shan Mountains and Central Asia. The type species is the scaly osman, Diptychus maculatus. The name is derived from the Greek word di, meaning "two", and the Greek word ptyx, meaning "fold". Diptychus is up to 70 cm (2.3 ft) in total length.

Species

There are two recognized species in this genus:

References

  1. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Schizothoracinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  2. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Genus-Diptychus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  3. "Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes Classification". Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  4. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Diptychus". FishBase. May 2018 version.
  5. Li, G.; Y. Tang; R. Zhang; and K. Zhao (2016). Phylogeography of Diptychus maculatus (Cyprinidae) endemic to the northern margin of the QTP and Tien Shan region. BMC Evolutionary Biology 16(1). doi:10.1186/s12862-016-0756-3
Taxon identifiers
Diptychus


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