Triplophysa leptosoma

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Triplophysa leptosoma
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Triplophysa
Species:
T. leptosoma
Binomial name
Triplophysa leptosoma
(Herzenstein, 1888)
Synonyms

[1] Nemachilus stoliczkae leptosomaHerzenstein, 1888
Nemachilus stoliczkae productusHerzenstein, 1888
Indotriplophysa leptosoma(Herzenstein, 1888)

Triplophysa leptosoma is a species of stone loach in the family Nemacheilidae. It is endemic to China. [1] [2] Sources differ on its distribution, citing either as "Tibet" [2] or "upper Yangtze River basin in Qinghai and Gansu". [1]

It can grow to 14.4 cm (5.7 in) standard length. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Triplophysa leptosoma". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Triplophysa leptosoma". FishBase . February 2024 version.