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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
Écologie
; eau douce démersal. Temperate
Asia: Heihe River in Qinghai Province, China.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.9 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 98798)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 12; Rayons mous anaux: 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).
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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Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
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)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
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Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00708 (0.00330 - 0.01518), b=3.00 (2.83 - 3.17), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).