Triplophysa scapanognatha Prokofiev, 2007

Family:  Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Max. size:  9.1 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: Quaidam, China.
Diagnosis:  Vertebrae: 42-44. Head cylindrical, 5.0-5.7 times in SL; chins not swollen; caudal peduncle exceeding in length the head length; dorsal fin with convex distal margin; narrow truncated lower jaw, featuring a cutting margin; long intestine and two fields of brushlike tubercles on each side of the body in males (Ref. 57946).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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