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Triplophysa wenshanensis Jiang, Cao, Song, Yi & Yang, 2025 |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches) | |||
| Max. size: | 11.75 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: China. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-10; Anal soft rays: 6-8; Vertebrae: 42-43. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: nearly cone-shaped head; light brown to flesh pink body colour with faint brown blotches; reduced but still discernible eye dots; pelvic-fin tip not reaching the anus; concave distal margin of the dorsal fin; scales absent; barbel-like tip of the anterior nostril; and vertebrae 4 + 38-39 (Ref. 137951). | |||
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| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||