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Triplophysa longliensis Ren, Yang & Chen, 2012 |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches) | |||
| Max. size: | 10.05 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: Yudonghe River, a small tributary of Pearl River in Guizhou Province, China. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 3-3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-8; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 5-5; Vertebrae: 42-42. Diagnosed by having the following characters: skin smooth and scaleless; lateral line complete; head tapering and relatively narrow (head length 22.3-26.1% SL); eyes small (eye diameter 9.5-11.5% HL); lips thin and smooth; lower jaw spoon-like; anterior trunk subcylindrical and laterally compressed posteriorly; caudal peduncle slender and compressed, length 15.7-18.7% SL; posterior chamber of air bladder highly developed, long and bag-shaped, tip reaching origin of pelvic fin; intestine short, bending in zigzag shape behind stomach; insertion of pelvic fin posterior to dorsal-fin origin; dorsal-fin origin closer to snout tip than to caudal-fin base; caudal fin deeply forked, upper lobe obviously longer than lower one; pelvic-fin tip reaching to anus (Ref. 93055). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||