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Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Etymology: Triplophysa: Greek, triplos = thrice + Greek, physa = tube (Ref. 45335); scapanognatha: Derived from the Greek 'skapane' (mattock) and 'gnathus' (jaw).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Temperate
Asia: Quaidam, China.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 57946)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
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).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Prokofiev, A.M., 2007. Materials towards the revision of the genus Triplophysa Rendahl, 1933 (Cobitoidea): Balitoridae: Nemacheilinae): a revision of nominal taxa of Herzenstein (1888) described within the species "Nemachilus" stoliczkae. and "N". dorsonotatus, with the description of the new species T. scapanognatha sp nova. J. Ichthyol. 47(1):1-20. (Ref. 57946)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00708 (0.00338 - 0.01484), b=3.00 (2.83 - 3.17), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).