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Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Etymology: Triplophysa: Greek, triplos = thrice + Greek, physa = tube (Ref. 45335); luochengensis: Derived from the county, Luocheng where the type specimens were collected.
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Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Subtropical
Asia: Hongshui River Drainage in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China.
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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.8 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 117927); 5.4 cm SL (female)
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Li, J., J.H. Lan, X.Y. Chen and L.N. Du, 2017. Description of Triplophysa luochengensis sp. nov. (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae) from a karst cave in Guangxi, China. J. Fish Biol. 91(4):1009-1017. (Ref. 117927)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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