Biology:Triplophysa arnoldii

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Triplophysa arnoldii
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Triplophysa
Species:
T. arnoldii
Binomial name
Triplophysa arnoldii
Prokofiev, 2006

Triplophysa arnoldii is a species of stone loach in the genus Triplophysa. It is endemic to Mongolia. It grows to 7 cm (2.8 in) SL.[1]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Lev Vladimirovich Arnoldi (1903-1980), a Russian entomologist, who collected the type specimen.[2]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Triplophysa arnoldii" in FishBase. November 2014 version.
  2. "Order CYPRINIFORMES: Family NEMACHEILIDAE (r-y)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 22 September 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/cypriniformes5/. 

Wikidata ☰ Q3767304 entry