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Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Etymology: Triplophysa: Greek, triplos = thrice + Greek, physa = tube (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Temperate
Asia: China.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 35832)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 5; Vertebrae: 37. Body elongated, head slightly compressed, snout slightly shorter than the postorbital part of head, eye large, mouth inferior, lips papillose. Barbels 6, maxillary ones longest. Caudal emarginate, lateral line complete, body naked without any scales.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Chen, J., T. Xu, S. Fang, S. Song and X. Wang, 1987. Fishes in Qinling Mountain Area. Qiling Mtn. Fish. :21 [English p. 242], Fig. 8. (Ref. 35832)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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