The false osman (''Schizopygopsis stoliczkai'') is an Asian

cyprinid Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family. It includes the carps, the true minnows, and relatives like the barbs and barbels. Cyprinidae is the largest and most diverse fish family and the largest verte ...

freshwater fish living in the highlands of Afghanistan, southwestern China, Iran, northern India,

Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the south, and the People's Republic of China to the east. ...

, Pakistan and

Tajikistan Tajikistan (, ; tg, Тоҷикистон, Tojikiston; russian: Таджикистан, Tadzhikistan), officially the Republic of Tajikistan ( tg, Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон, Jumhurii Tojikiston), is a landlocked country in Centr ...

.Kustareva, L.A., and A.M. Naseka (2015). Fish diversity in Kyrgyzstan: Species composition, fisheries and management problems. Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management 18(2). Khaitov, A.H., Gafurov, A., van Anrooy, R., Hasan, M.R., Bueno, P.B. and Yerli, S.V. (2013). Fisheries and aquaculture in Tajikistan: review and policy framework. FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Circular. No. 1030/3. Ankara, FAO. Young individuals and small adults live in shallow streams and pools, while large adults inhabit the main river and lakes. It grows to in

total length Fish measurement is the measuring of individual fish and various parts of their anatomies. These data are used in many areas of ichthyology, including taxonomy and fisheries biology. Overall length * Standard length (SL) is the length of a fish ...

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Schizopygopsis Fish of Afghanistan Freshwater fish of China Freshwater fish of India Fish of Iran Fish of Pakistan Fauna of Tibet Taxa named by Franz Steindachner Fish described in 1866 {{Cyprininae-stub