[1] The Etyfish Project states that the patronym was not identified but clearly in honor of Lieut.-Col. Francis Edward Younghusband (1863-1942), who led a 1904 British expedition to Tibet, during which the type specimen was collected.

[3] Schizopygopsis younghusbandi inhabits swift rivers with a rocky substrate, and mountain lakes.

[1] Schizopygopsis younghusbandi has been found to be the prey species that contributed most to the diet of Oxygymnocypris stewartii, a large predatory cyprinid.

On average, Schizopygopsis younghusbandi made 59% of Oxygymnocypris stewartii stomach content weight, more so among larger individuals than smaller ones.

[4] Schizopygopsis younghusbandi is heavily used as a food fish and is among the most important commercial species in the area.