Schismatorhynchos
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Schismatorhynchos is a genus of cyprinid
Cyprinid
The family Cyprinidae, from the Ancient Greek kyprînos , consists of the carps, the true minnows, and their relatives . Commonly called the carp family or the minnow family, its members are also known as cyprinids...

 fish found in Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...

. There are four species in this genus.

Species

  • Schismatorhynchos endecarhapis Siebert & Tjakrawidjaja, 1998
  • Schismatorhynchos heterorhynchos (Bleeker
    Pieter Bleeker
    Pieter Bleeker was a Dutch medical doctor and ichthyologist, famous for his work on the fishes of East Asia – Atlas Ichthyologique des Orientales Neerlandaises – which was published 1862–1877....

    , 1853)
  • Schismatorhynchos holorhynchos Siebert & Tjakrawidjaja, 1998
  • Schismatorhynchos nukta (Sykes
    William Henry Sykes
    Colonel William Henry Sykes, FRS was an Indian Army officer, politician and ornithologist.Sykes was born near Bradford in Yorkshire, and joined the Bombay Army, a part of the armed forces of the Honourable East India Company, in 1804, returning to Britain in 1837...

    , 1839)
    (Nukta)
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