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Triplophysa rongduensis Mao, Zhao, Yu, Xiao & Zhou, 2023 Rongdu high-plateau loach |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches) | |||
| Max. size: | 6.88 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: China. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-9; Anal soft rays: 5-5; Vertebrae: 43-43. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: body naked, scales absent, with skin pigmentation; eyes normal, diameter 7-15% of HL, interorbital width 24-32% of HL; dorsal fin distal margin truncated; pelvic-fin tip not reaching to anus; tip of pectoral fin not reaching to pelvic fin origin; anterior and posterior nostrils closely set, anterior nostril elongated to a barbel-like tip; tip of outrostral barbel extending backward to posterior margin of the eye; lateral line complete; dorsal-fin rays iv-9, pectoral-fin rays i-10, pelvic-fin rays ii-7, anal-fin rays iii-5, 16 branched caudal-fin rays; and total vertebrae 43 (Ref. 137681). | |||
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| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||