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Triplophysa siluroides (Herzenstein, 1888) |
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| Family: | Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches) | |||
| Max. size: | 50 cm SL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 1,500.0 g | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: Qinghai Province, China. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Head large and depressed; barbels 3 pairs; caudal fin emarginate and upper lobe slightly longer. Body yellowish brown, with dark brown circles and cloudy patterns on back and sides, light yellow on abdomen and spots on fins. | |||
| Biology: | Lives in rivers at high elevation above sea level. Carnivorous. Spawns from July to August (Ref. 45563). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 01 January 2017 (A3d) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||
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