''Triplophysa bellibarus'' is a species of
stone loach
The stone loach (''Barbatula barbatula'') is a European species of fresh water ray-finned fish in the family Nemacheilidae. It is one of nineteen species in the genus ''Barbatula''. Stone loaches live amongst the gravel and stones of fast flowin ...
in the genus ''
Triplophysa
''Triplophysa'' is a genus of fish in the family Nemacheilidae found mainly in and around the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in China. Currently, the genus is a mixed assemblage of species. Some lineages have been identified and treated as subgenera (''He ...
''.
Etymology
The fish's name is the latinization of the Anglo-Saxon belly and bar, referring to the six brownish transverse bars on the abdomen.
References
bellibarus
Freshwater fish of China
Endemic fauna of China
Taxa named by Tchang Tchung-Lin
Taxa named by Yueh Tso-Huo
Taxa named by Hwang Hwon-Chin
Fish described in 1963
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