''Triplophysa marmorata'', the Kashmir Triplophysa-loach, is a

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found in

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.Bashir, A., Bisht, B.S., Mir, J.I., Kumar, R. & Patiyal, R.S. (2016): Morphological, molecular characterization and taxonomic status of ''Triplophysa marmorata'' and ''Triplophysa kashmirensis'' (Cypriniformes: Nemacheilidae) from Kashmir valley, India. ''Revista de Biología Tropical, 64 (2): 473-482.'' It's a scaleless inland fish that is endemic of wetlands like the

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. Like similar species ''T. kashmirensis'', it presents a slender caudal peduncle, but it's shorter in the case of ''T. marmorata''. Its specimens can also be differentiated because of their shorter lateral line length. Their diet is composed of detritus, plants (including algae) that coat rocks and stones, and the associated invertebrate fauna. They reach maturity after two years.

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Fish of Asia Fish described in 1838 {{Cypriniformes-stub