Schizopygopsis kessleri
| Schizopygopsis kessleri | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Schizopygopsis |
| Species: | S. kessleri
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| Binomial name | |
| Schizopygopsis kessleri Herzenstein, 1891[1]
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Schizopygopsis kessleri 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.[1] This fish is endemic to China.[2]
Etymology
Named in memory or Russian ichthyologist Karl Federovich Kessler (1815-1881).[3]
References
- ^ a b 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 kessleri 2024". FishBase.
- ^ 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.