Schizopygopsis kialingensis
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| Schizopygopsis kialingensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| 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[2] | |
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.[2] 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.[1] This species has a maximum published standard length of 18.3 cm (7.2 in).[3]
