Schizopygopsis eckloni 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.
[2] This fish is endemic to China where it occurs in the upper Yellow River drainage, from Qinghai to Gansu and parts of Sichuan.
[1] This species has maximum published standard length of 39.5 cm (15.6 in).
[3] Named in honor of F. L. Ecklon, one of Nikolai Przhevalsky's assistants during his second trip to Tibet, whose services Przhevalsky said were "invaluable".
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