''Triplophysa hexiensis'' 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 f ...

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found els ...

to China. It is known from

Ruo Shui Ejin River (), also Etsin Gol, Ruo Shui () or Ruo He in ancient times, is a major river system of northern China. It flows approximately from its headwaters on the northern Gansu side of the Qilian Mountains north-northeast into the endorheic E ...

and

Shiyang River The Shiyang River (石羊河), previously called the Gu River (谷水), flows through the eastern Hexi Corridor in the China. The catchment area of the Shiyang River covers about 41,600 km2, most of which lies within today's Wuwei prefectur ...

s in northern China.

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hexiensis Freshwater fish of China Endemic fauna of China Fish described in 1988 {{Nemacheilidae-stub