| Schizopygopsis potanini | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Schizopygopsinae |
| Genus: | Schizopygopsis |
| Species: | S. potanini |
| Binomial name | |
| Schizopygopsis potanini (Herzenstein, 1891) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Schizopygopsis potanini 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 where it is restricted to Sichuan in the upper reaches of the Minjiang River, a tributary of the Changjiang where it inhabits cool, montaine rivers.
Named in honor of Grigory Nikolayaevich Potanin (1835-1920), Russian explorer of Inner Asia.
References
- ^ Zhang, E. & Zhao, Y. (2023). "Schizopygopsis potanini". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T181091A1697439. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T181091A1697439.en. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
- ^ 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.
- 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.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Gymnocypris potanini | |
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