Biology:Triplophysa zhaoi
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Short description: Species of fish
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae |
| Genus: | Triplophysa |
| Species: | T. zhaoi
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| Binomial name | |
| Triplophysa zhaoi Prokofiev, 2006
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Triplophysa zhaoi is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Triplophysa. It grows to 8 cm (3.1 in) SL. It is endemic to China and inhabits swampy creeks.[1]
Triplophysa zhaoi holds the record for the lowest altitude for Asian fish: it is found at 50 m (160 ft) below sea level in swamps of the Lükqün oasis, in the Turpan Depression, Xinjiang.[2]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Triplophysa zhaoi" in FishBase. November 2014 version.
- ↑ Kottelat, M. (2012). "Conspectus cobitidum: an inventory of the loaches of the world (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cobitoidei)". Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Suppl. 26: 1–199. http://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/rbz/biblio/s26/Conspectus_cobitidum.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q3755440 entry
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