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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 : 7.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 98798)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Li, W.-J., X.-C. Chen and Y.-P. Hu, 2015. A new species of the genus Triplophysa (Nemacheilinae), Triplophysa qilianensis sp. nov. from Qinghai, China. Zootaxa 3905(3):418-424. (Ref. 98798)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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