Schizopygopsis kialingensis 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 the upper Jialing Jiang basin in Gansu and Sichuan in China.

It is found in cold water in shallow, slow-flowing highland hill streams and in small lakes.

This species spawns in June and July.

[1] This species has a maximum published standard length of 18.3 cm (7.2 in).