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Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Etymology: Triplophysa: Greek, triplos = thrice + Greek, physa = tube (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Yang.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
Asia: China.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 80923)
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Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Chen, Z.M., W.X. Li and J.X. Yang, 2009. A new miniature species of the genus Triplophysa (Balitoridae: Nemacheilinae) from Yunnan, China. Zoologischer Anzeiger. (Ref. 80923)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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