| Schizopygopsis kialingensis | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Schizopygopsis |
| Species: | S. kialingensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Schizopygopsis kialingensis W. X. Tsao & C. L. Tun, 1962 | |
Schizopygopsis kialingensis 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 the upper Jialing Jiang basin in Gansu and Sichuan in China. It is found in cold water in shallow, slow-flowing highland hill streams and in small lakes. Its diet is zoobenthos and benthic algae. This species spawns in June and July. This species has a maximum published standard length of 18.3 cm (7.2 in).
References
- ^ Zhang, E. (2024). "Schizopygopsis kialingensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024: e.T212784091A212784093. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ 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.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Schizopygopsis kialingensis". FishBase. October 2024 version.
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| Schizopygopsis kialingensis | |
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