Gymnocypris chui
Gymnocypris chui Tchang, Yueh & Hwang, 1964
First described in: Tchang, T.-L.; Yueh, T.-H.; Hwang, H.-C. (1964). Notes on fishes of the genus Gymnocypris of southern Tibet, China, with description of four new species and a new subspecies. <em>Acta Zoologica Sinica.</em> 6 (1): 139-154. [In Chinese, English summary [pp. 151-154].].
Schizopygopsis chui is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae, the family which also includes the carps, barbs, minnowns and related fishes. This species is endemic to Tibet where it is found only in four endorheic mountain lakes, Lang Tso, Gongzhu, Mafamu and Langa, in the south and west of the province. This species reaches a length of 24.5 cm (9.6 in).
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Holotype. 44762 ♂ (TS- 256), Lange Lake, Namu Town, Lazi County, Xizang Province, P. R. China, Aug. 5, 1961. Paratypes. 44753 - 44756 (TS- 229, TS- 231, TS- 233, TS- 239), 44758 - 44761 (TS- 245, TS- 247, TS- 248, TS- 252), 44763 - 44764 (TS- 257, TS- 258), 46102 - 46106 (TS- 230, TS- 243, TS- 246, TS- 250, TS 254), collected with holotype.
Catalogue of the type specimens in the fish collection of the National Zoological Museum, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2362009.