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Schizopygopsis kessleri
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Genus:	Schizopygopsis
Species:	S. kessleri
Binomial name
Schizopygopsis kessleri Herzenstein, 1891

Schizopygopsis kessleri 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. This fish is endemic to China.

Etymology

Named in memory or Russian ichthyologist Karl Federovich Kessler (1815-1881).

References

1. ^ 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.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Schizopygopsis kessleri 2024". FishBase.
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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