| Family: |
Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches) |
| Max. size: |
11.94 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Asia: Heihe River in Qinghai Province, China. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-12; Anal soft rays: 9-9. Triplophysa qilianensis can be diagnosed by having the following characters: body long, compressed; skin smooth, scaleless; head short (20.1-23.1% of SL); head convex from the position of posterior nostrils; posterior chamber of air bladder completely degenerated; intestine short and in zig-zag shape posterior to stomach; pelvic fin with 2 unbranched rays; caudal fin forked, upper and lower lobes equal in length; and fin tips pointed (Ref. 98798).
Description: Dorsal fin iii, 9; Anal fin iii, 6; Pectoral fin i, 10; pelvic fin ii, 7; inner gill rakers 8-9; vertebrae: 4+40-41 (Ref. 98798). |
| Biology: |
Found in in riffles of turbid water at altitudes 3000 m above sea level and in cool or cold water. Water temperatures taken at 12:00 AM in July were about 16°C. Stomach contents of two specimens consisted of ants and hymenopteran (Ref. 98798). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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