''Qinghaichthys'' is a
subgenus
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the
genus
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Triplophysa
''Triplophysa'' is a genus of fish in the family Nemacheilidae found mainly in and around the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in China, as well as inland waters of the larger part of central Asia. They can be distinguished from other genera of Nemacheilid ...
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stone loaches native to
China
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. Some authorities recognise this as a valid genus but this is not recognised by
Fishbase
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Species
There are currently four recognized species in this genus, if it is accepted as valid:
[Kottelat, M. (2012)]
Conspectus cobitidum: an inventory of the loaches of the world (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cobitoidei).
''The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, Suppl. No. 26: 1-199.''
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Triplophysa (Qinghaichthys) alticeps''
( Herzenstein, 1888)
* ''
Triplophysa (Qinghaichthys) rotundiventris''
( Y. F. Wu & Yuan Chen, 1979)
* ''
Triplophysa (Qinghaichthys) zaidamensis''
( Kessler, 1874)
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Triplophysa (Qinghaichthys) zamegacephalus''
( T. Q. Zhao, 1985)
References
Triplophysa
Animal subgenera
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