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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Cypriniformes (Carps) >
Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Etymology: Triplophysa: Greek, triplos = thrice + Greek, physa = tube (Ref. 45335); panzhouensis: Name 'panzhouensis' from the type locality of the species, Panzhou City.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical
Asia: China.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. )
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 7 - 8; Anal soft rays: 5; Vertebrae: 39. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: body naked, scales absent, with skin pigmentation; eyes normal, diameter 7-11% of HL, interorbital width 22-31% of HL; dorsal fin distal margin truncated; pelvic-fin tip not reaching to anus; tip of pectoral-fin not reaching to pelvic fin origin; anterior and posterior nostrils closely set, anterior nostril elongated to a barbel-like tip; tip of outrostral barbel extending backward to anterior margin of the eye; lateral line complete; dorsal-fin rays iv-7-8, pectoral-fin rays i-11, pelvic-fin rays ii-7, anal-fin rays iii-5, 16 branched caudal-fin rays; and total vertebrae 39 (Ref. 137681).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Luo, T., M.-L. Mao, C.-T. Lan, L.-X. Song, X.-R. Zhao, J. Yu, X.-L. Wang, N. Xiao, J.-J. Zhou and J. Zhou, 2023. Four new hypogean species of the genus Triplophysa (Osteichthyes, Cypriniformes, Nemacheilidae) from Guizhou Province, Southwest China, based on molecular and morphological data. ZooKeys 1185:43-81. (Ref. 137681)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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