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Triplophysa brevicauda (Herzenstein, 1888)

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Common names: 短尾高原鰍, 短尾高原鳅
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Usually found in the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau [=Qinghai] and adjacent regions. Inhabits rapid current of mountain streams (Ref. 26563). Also Ref. 31517, 45679, 108769.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ch.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Hwang, H.C., I.Y. Chen and P.C. Yueh, 1988
National Database:

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Etymology: Triplophysa: Greek, triplos = thrice + Greek, physa = tube (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Herzenstein.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic.   Temperate

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