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Triplophysa xiuwenensis Zhu, Zhang & Yuan, 2025 |
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photo by
Zhu, T.-T. et al., 2025 |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches) | |||
| Max. size: | 6.91 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: China. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-8; Anal soft rays: 6-6; Vertebrae: 41-41. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: body naked; absence of skin pigmentation, lateral line complete; eye reduced, with diameter of HL 4.6-6.7%; anterior nostril with elongated barbel-like tip; long outer rostral barbel reaching to posterior margin of eyes; distal margin of dorsal fin truncate; tip of pectoral fin not reaching to pelvic-fin origin, tip of pelvic fin near anus; dorsal fin 8, anal fin 6, and caudal fin 14-15 branched fin rays; and vertebrae 41 (Ref. 137879). | |||
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| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||