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Triplophysa yangi Jiang, Cao, Song, Yi & Yang, 2025 |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches) | |||
| Max. size: | 9.75 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: China. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-9; Anal soft rays: 5-7; Vertebrae: 38-39. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: bilaterally expanded anterior swim bladder chambers protruding from the enlarged bony capsule, distending the lateral body wall, and becoming externally visible; highly developed pectoral and pelvic fins with filamentous extensions; reduced but still discernible eye dots; pectoral fin tip reaching the pelvic fin origin; pelvic-fin tip reaching the anus; scales absent; and posterior chamber of the swim bladder reduced (Ref. 137951). | |||
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| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||