| Big-head schizothoracin | |
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| A. laticeps depicted in "The Fishes of India" (1878) | |
| Conservation status | |
 Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Schizothoracinae |
| Genus: | Aspiorhynchus Kessler, 1879 |
| Species: | A. laticeps |
| Binomial name | |
| Aspiorhynchus laticeps (Day, 1877) | |
| Synonyms | |
The big-head schizothoracin (Aspiorhynchus laticeps) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae, the family which includes the carps, barbs and related fishes. It is the only member of the genus Aspiorhynchus, which is classified within the subfamily Schizothoracinae, the snow barbels. This species is endemic to Xinjiang, where it was found only in stagnant lakes and slow flowing rivers in the basin of the Tarim He. The only nown extant population is in the Kezier Reservoir, a population maintained by the introduction of captive bred fish. The big-head schizothracin is a predatory species which feeds on other cyprinids and Triplophysa loaches. It migrates into smaller, bouder strewn alluvial fan streams to spawn.
See also
References
- ^ Zhao, Y.; Shen, J.-Z. (2023). "Aspiorhynchus laticeps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T213044261A213044264. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T213044261A213044264.en. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Aspiorhynchus laticeps". FishBase. February 2011 version.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Aspiorhynchus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- "Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes Classification". Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Aspiorhynchus laticeps | |