Schizopygopsis waddellii
(Redirected from Gymnocypris waddellii)
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Schizopygopsinae |
| Genus: | Schizopygopsis |
| Species: | S. waddellii
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Schizopygopsis waddellii is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to Tibet.
Named in honor of Lieut.-Col. Laurence Austine Waddell, CB (1854-1938), British army surgeon, explorer, philologist, linguist, and chemistry and pathology professor, who preserved the type specimens in salt before presenting them to the British Museum (Natural History).[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Ng, H.H. (2010). "Gymnocypris waddellii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T168536A6510373. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T168536A6510373.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Gymnocypris waddellii". FishBase. April 2024 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (2 May 2023). "Family CYPRINIDAE: Subfamily SCHIZOPYGOPSINAE Mirza 1991 (Mountain Barbels)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
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