Big-head schizothoracin

The big-head schizothoracin (Aspiorhynchus laticeps) is a species of fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found only in Bosten Lake and the Yarkand River in Xinjiang, China. It is the only member of its genus.[1]

Big-head schizothoracin
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Aspiorhynchus
Kessler, 1879
Species:
A. laticeps
Binomial name
Aspiorhynchus laticeps
(Day, 1877)[1]
Synonyms
  • Ptychobarbus laticeps Day, 1877
  • Ptychobarbus longiceps Day, 1877
  • Aspiorhynchus przewalskii Kessler, 1879
  • Aspiorhynchus sartus Zugmayer, 1909

See also

References
  1. fishbase.org
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