Gymnocypris przewalskii (also known by previous scientific name of Schizopygopsis przewalskii; common name: Przewalskii's naked carp; also known as scaleless carp; in Chinese: 青海湖裸鲤; lit. 'Qinghai Lake naked carp') is a species of cyprinid that is endemic to the Lake Qinghai basin in China, where it is the dominant fish species (the other natives are four Triplophysa loaches). G. przewalskii is a planktivore with a main population that migrates from the lake to rivers to spawn and another that lives its entire life in the nearby Ganzi River, Gymnocypris przewalskii ganzihonensis.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Przewalskii's Naked Carp being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Luciobarbus sclateri
- Catostomus latipinnis
- Catostomus occidentalis
- Luciobarbus bocagei
- Catostomus catostomus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Schizopygopsis
- Species
- Schizopygopsis przewalskii
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