Triplophysa stenura
| Triplophysa stenura | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae |
| Genus: | Triplophysa |
| Species: | T. stenura |
| Binomial name | |
| Triplophysa stenura (Herzenstein, 1888) | |
Triplophysa stenura is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Triplophysa.[2][1] It lives in swift-flowing streams and is known from the Upper Yangtze, Upper Mekong, Upper Salween and Upper Brahmaputra river drainages in China and Vietnam. Whether this apparently widespread species really is one species needs to be studied.[1] It grows to 13.8 cm (5.4 in) SL.[2]
A study from the Upper Brahmaputra found Triplophysa stenura to be the most prevalent prey species for Oxygymnocypris stewartii, a large predatory cyprinid. Triplophysa stenura were present in 47% of Oxygymnocypris stewartii stomachs.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 Ng, H.H. (2010). "Triplophysa stenura". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Triplophysa stenura" in FishBase. November 2014 version.
- ↑ Huo, B.; Xie, C. X.; Madenjian, C. P.; Ma, B. S.; Yang, X. F.; Huang, H. P. (2014). "Feeding habits of an endemic fish, Oxygymnocypris stewartii, in the Yarlung Zangbo River in Tibet, China". Environmental Biology of Fishes 97 (11): 1279–1293. doi:10.1007/s10641-013-0213-8.
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