Schizopygopsis

Updated on Apr 25, 2026

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Kingdom Animalia Family Cyprinidae Rank Genus		Class Actinopterygii Phylum Chordata Order Cypriniformes
Similar Cypriniformes, Ptychobarbus, Gymnocypris, Diptychus, False osman

Schizopygopsis is a genus of cyprinid fish that are endemic to rivers in China, Tibet and Himalaya, except for S. stoliczkai which also occurs in South Asia.

Species

There are currently eight recognized species in this genus:

Schizopygopsis anteroventris Wu & Tsao, 1989

Schizopygopsis kessleri Herzenstein, 1891

Schizopygopsis kialingensis W. X. Tsao & C. L. Tun, 1962

Schizopygopsis malacanthus Herzenstein, 1891

Schizopygopsis pylzovi Kessler, 1876

Schizopygopsis stoliczkai Steindachner, 1866 (false osman)

Schizopygopsis thermalis Herzenstein, 1891

Schizopygopsis younghusbandi Regan, 1905

References

Schizopygopsis Wikipedia

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