Schizopygopsis potanini
Species of fish
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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.[2] 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.[1]
| Schizopygopsis potanini | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Schizopygopsinae |
| Genus: | Schizopygopsis |
| Species: | S. potanini |
| Binomial name | |
| Schizopygopsis potanini (Herzenstein, 1891)[2] | |
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Named in honor of Grigory Nikolayaevich Potanin (1835-1920), Russian explorer of Inner Asia.[3]
