Gymnocypris potanini Herzenstein, 1891
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Gymnocypris potanini Herzenstein, 1891
- Name authority
- Herzenstein, 1891
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Gymnocypris
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCypriniformes
- familyCyprinidae Rafinesque, 1815
- subfamilyCyprininae Rafinesque, 1815
- genusGymnocypris Günther, 1868
- speciesGymnocypris potanini Herzenstein, 1891
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Gymnocypris. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Gymnocypris chilianensis Li & Chang, 1974 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gymnocypris scleracanthus Tsao, Wu, Chen & Zhu, 1992 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gymnocypris firmispinatus Wu & Wu, 1988 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gymnocypris chui Tchang, Yueh & Hwang, 1964 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gymnocypris dobula Günther, 1868 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gymnocypris namensis (Wu & Ren, 1982) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gymnocypris przewalskii (Kessler, 1876) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Schizopygopsis lifanensis Chang, 1944 Chang, 1944 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Herzenstein, S. M. (1891). Fische. In: Wissenschaftliche Resultate Der von N. M. Przewalski Nach Central-Asien Unternommenen Reisen. Zoologischer Theil, St. Petersburg, v. 3 (abt. 2)(3): 181–262, Pls. 14–25. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3HRB7. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.