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Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Etymology: Triplophysa: Greek, triplos = thrice + Greek, physa = tube (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Yang, Chen & Lan.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
Asia: Hongshuihe River, Xijiang River basin in Guangxi, China.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 76753)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Vertebrae: 38. Diagnosed easily from all other species of the genus Triplophysa by the following characters: dorsal fin with 10 branched rays; anal fin with 6-7 branched rays; body covered by tiny scales; lateral line complete; body with 6-7 broad vertical bars; 1 narrow longitudinal stripe along lateral line; caudal fin deeply forked; caudal fin base with a large black spot; both lobes of caudal fin with 2 black bars; posterior tip of pelvic fin surpasses anus; a developed axillary lobe present at pelvic-fin base; and upper lip completely interrupted at the middle (Ref. 76753).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Yang, J.-X., X.-Y. Chen and J.-H. Lan, 2004. Occurrence of two new plateau-indicator loaches of Nemacheilinae (Balitoridae) in Guangxi with reference to zoogeographical significance. Zool. Res. 25(2):111-116. (Ref. 76753)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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