Triplophysa qilianensis

Triplophysa qilianensis Li, Chen & Hu, 2015

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Etymology: Triplophysa: Greek, triplos = thrice + Greek, physa = tube (Ref. 45335); qilianensis: Derived from the Pinyin Qilian (type locality) and Latin suffix (ensis). A noun in apposition.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; demersal. Temperate

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Asia: Heihe River in Qinghai Province, China.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 98798)

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 12; Anal soft rays: 9. Triplophysa qilianensis can be diagnosed by having the following characters: body long, compressed; skin smooth, scaleless; head short (20.1-23.1% of SL); head convex from the position of posterior nostrils; posterior chamber of air bladder completely degenerated; intestine short and in zig-zag shape posterior to stomach; pelvic fin with 2 unbranched rays; caudal fin forked, upper and lower lobes equal in length; and fin tips pointed (Ref. 98798).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found in in riffles of turbid water at altitudes 3000 m above sea level and in cool or cold water. Water temperatures taken at 12:00 AM in July were about 16°C. Stomach contents of two specimens consisted of ants and hymenopteran (Ref. 98798).

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Li, W.-J., X.-C. Chen and Y.-P. Hu, 2015. A new species of the genus Triplophysa (Nemacheilinae), Triplophysa qilianensis sp. nov. from Qinghai, China. Zootaxa 3905(3):418-424. (Ref. 98798)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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