''Schizocypris'' is a genus of
cyprinid
Cyprinidae is a Family (biology), family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family, including the carps, the true minnows, and their relatives the barb (fish), barbs and barbel (fish), barbels, among others. Cyprinidae is the ...
fish found in southern and south-western
Asia
Asia ( , ) is the largest continent in the world by both land area and population. It covers an area of more than 44 million square kilometres, about 30% of Earth's total land area and 8% of Earth's total surface area. The continent, which ...
.
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Schizocypris altidorsalis''
Bianco
Bianco is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of Reggio Calabria, in the Italian region of Calabria. It is a seaside town and a popular tourist resort. The main attractions are the remainings of an old abbey and the ruins of a Roman ho ...
& Bănărescu, 1982
* ''
Schizocypris brucei''
Regan, 1914 (Waziristan snowtrout)
* ''
Schizocypris ladigesi''
M. S. Karaman ( sr), 1969
References
Barbinae
Cyprinidae genera
Cyprinid fish of Asia
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