Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches) |
6.6 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
Asia: Shanshan in Xinjiang Autonomous Region, China. |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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harmless |
Type locality, Chami, ZIN 4208 (lectotype of Triplophysa microphthalma, 55 mm SL, female with ripe eggs). Apparently endemic to the oases of the Chami Depression, Xinjiang-Uighur Autonomous Region (Ref. 57754); including Shanshan County in Xinjiang Autonomous Region (Ref. 33800); also usually found in Hami City, Turpan City and Toksun County, Xinjiang (Ref. 51717). Also Ref. 31517. |
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