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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Cypriniformes (Carps) >
Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Etymology: Triplophysa: Greek, triplos = thrice + Greek, physa = tube (Ref. 45335); xingyiensis: Name 'xingyiensis' from the type locality of the new species, Xingyi City.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical
Asia: China.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.8 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 138727)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Anal soft rays: 5. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: eyes normal, eye diameter 9.1-17.3% of head length (HL); interorbital width 29.3-37.5% of HL; anterior and posterior nostrils closely set, anterior nostril elongated into a barbel-like tip; outer rostral barbel extending posteriorly to the anterior margin of the eye; body naked and scaleless, with skin pigmentation; lateral line complete; dorsal fin distal margin truncated; pectoral fin tip not reaching the origin of the pelvic fin; pelvic fin tip not reaching the anus; dorsal fin rays ii, 7; pectoral fin rays ii, 7-9; pelvic fin rays ii, 5; anal fin rays i, 5; 16 branched caudal fin rays; and total vertebrae 4 + 36 (Ref. 138727).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Yuan, F.-H., T.-T. Zhu and R.-Y. Zhang, 2026. A new cave species of the genus Triplophysa (Teleostei, Cypriniformes, Nemacheilidae) from Guizhou, China. Zoosyst. Evol. 102 (2)443-456. (Ref. 138727)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00708 (0.00332 - 0.01511), b=3.00 (2.83 - 3.17), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
3.1 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Resilience (Ref. 120179) |
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈 |