Triplophysa siluroides
| Triplophysa siluroides | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae |
| Genus: | Triplophysa |
| Species: | T. siluroides |
| Binomial name | |
| Triplophysa siluroides (Herzenstein, 1888) | |
Triplophysa siluroides is a large species of stone loach, which is endemic to the upper parts of the Yellow River basin in the Chinese provinces of Qinghai, Gansu and Sichuan.[1][2] It reaches up to 50 cm (20 in) in length and 1.5 kg (3.3 lb) in weight.[3] According to the Chinese Red List, it is a threatened species.[1][2]
References
- 1 2 Wang, S.; and Xie, Y. (2004). China Species Red List. Red List. Higher Education Press, Beijing.
- 1 2 He, C.; Zhang, X.; Hou, F.; Zhang, X.; and Song, S. (2008). Threatened fishes of the world: Triplophysa siluroides (Herzenstein 1888) (Balitoridae). Environmental Biology of Fishes 83(3): 305.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Triplophysa siluroides" in FishBase. April 2014 version.
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