Triplophysa farwelli

Triplophysa farwelli
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Nemacheilidae
Genus:	Triplophysa
Species:	T. farwelli
Binomial name
	Triplophysa farwelli; (Hora, 1935)
Synonyms
	Nemachilus farwelliHora, 1935

Last updated January 02, 2026

Triplophysa farwelli is a species of stone loach in the genus Triplophysa . It is found in Iran and the Helmand River drainage in Afghanistan.^[1]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Major Arthur Evelyn Farwell (1898-1976), the Military Attaché to the British Legation at Kabul, Afghanistan. It was he who sent the type specimen to the Bombay Natural History Society.^[2]

References

↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Triplophysa farwelli". FishBase . November 2014 version.
↑ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CYPRINIFORMES: Family NEMACHEILIDAE (r-y)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 14 April 2022.

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[FishBase-1] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Triplophysa farwelli". FishBase . November 2014 version.

[ETYFish-2] Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CYPRINIFORMES: Family NEMACHEILIDAE (r-y)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 14 April 2022.

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