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Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Schizopygopsinae
Etymology: Oxygymnocypris: Greek, oxy = sharp + Greek, gymnos = naked + Kypris, other name for Aphrodite, proceeding from Cyprus (Kypris), Greek, kyprinos = carp (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. High altitude
Asia: Brahmaputra River in Tibet (Ref. 32617).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 67.6 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 114985); max. published weight: 3.0 kg (Ref. 114985)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal and caudal fins grayish-black, hinds of pectoral, pelvic and anal fins orange, dorsal and caudal fins with many spots. Snout pointed; scale absent but with a small number of irregular scales only on part of pectoral girdle and anal scales.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Yunfei, W., 1987. A survey of the fish fauna of the Mount Namjagbarwa region in Xizang (Tibet), China. p. 109-112 In S.O. Kullander and B. Fernholm (eds.) Proc. V Congr. Europ. Ichthyol., Stockholm, Sweden. (Ref. 32617)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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