False osman

The false osman (Schizopygopsis stoliczkai) is an Asian cyprinid freshwater fish living in the highlands of Afghanistan, southwestern China, Iran, northern India, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan and Tajikistan.[1][2][3][4][5] Young individuals and small adults live in shallow streams and pools, while large adults inhabit the main river and lakes.[1][5] It grows to 34 cm (13 in) in total length.[1]

False osman
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Schizopygopsis
Species:
S. stoliczkai
Binomial name
Schizopygopsis stoliczkai
Synonyms
  • Schizopygopsis sewerzowi Herzenstein, 1891
  • Gymnocypris biswasi Talwar, 1977

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of paleontologist Ferdinand Stoliczka (1838–1874), who collected the type specimen.[6]

References
  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Schizopygopsis stoliczkai" in FishBase. February 2019 version.
  2. Delin Qi, Songchang Guo, Yan Chao, Qinghui Kong, Changzhong Li, Mingzhe Xia, Baosheng Xie, and Kai Zhao (2015). The biogeography and phylogeny of schizothoracine fishes (Schizopygopsis) in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. Zoologica Scripta 44(5). doi:10.1111/zsc.12116
  3. Kunyuan Wanghe, Yongtao Tang, Fei Tian, Chenguang Feng, Renyi Zhang, Guogang Li, Sijia Liu, and Kai Zhao (2017). Phylogeography of Schizopygopsis stoliczkai (Cyprinidae) in Northwest Tibetan Plateau area. Ecol Evol. 7(22): 9602–9611. doi:10.1002/ece3.3452
  4. Kustareva, L.A., and A.M. Naseka (2015). Fish diversity in Kyrgyzstan: Species composition, fisheries and management problems. Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management 18(2). doi:10.1080/14634988.2015.1028309
  5. Khaitov, A.H., Gafurov, A., van Anrooy, R., Hasan, M.R., Bueno, P.B. and Yerli, S.V. (2013). Fisheries and aquaculture in Tajikistan: review and policy framework. FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Circular. No. 1030/3. Ankara, FAO. ISBN 978-92-5-107440-4
  6. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CYPRINIFORMES: Family CYPRINIDAE: Subfamilies ACROSSOCHEILINAE, BARBINAE, SPINIBARBINAE, SCHIZOTHORACINAE, SCHIZOPYGOPSINAE and Incertae sedis". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 24 April 2023.


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