Schizopygopsis waddellii

Schizopygopsis waddellii is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to Tibet.

Phylum:Chordata

Class:Actinopterygii

Division:Teleostei

Order:Cypriniformes

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Schizopygopsis waddellii
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Division:	Teleostei
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Subfamily:	Schizopygopsinae
Genus:	Schizopygopsis
Species:	S. waddellii
Binomial name
Schizopygopsis waddellii (Regan, 1905)[2]
Synonyms
Gymnocypris gibberis Gymnocypris hobsonii Gymnocypris molicorporus Gymnocypris pingi Rugogymnocypris tibetanus Gymnocypris waddellii

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Named in honor of Lieut.-Col. Laurence Austine Waddell, CB (1854-1938), British army surgeon, explorer, philologist, linguist, and chemistry and pathology professor, who preserved the type specimens in salt before presenting them to the British Museum (Natural History).^[3]