Big-head schizothoracin

Big-head schizothoracin
A. laticeps depicted in "The Fishes of India" (1878)
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)[2]
Synonyms[3]
  • Ptychobarbus laticeps Day, 1877
  • Ptychobarbus longiceps Day, 1877
  • Aspiorhynchus przewalskii Kessler, 1879
  • Aspiorhynchus sartus Zugmayer, 1909

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.[2]

  1. ^ Zhao, Y.; Shen, J.-Z. (2023). "Aspiorhynchus laticeps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T213044261A213044264. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T213044261A213044264.en. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Aspiorhynchus laticeps". FishBase. February 2011 version.
  3. ^ Bailly, Nicolas (2017). "Aspiorhynchus laticeps (Day, 1877)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 7 July 2024.