Triplophysa Shiyangensis
📖 Overview
Triplophysa Shiyangensis (Triplophysa shiyangensis), first described by Zhao & Wang, 1983 is a small fish in the family Nemacheilidae (order Cypriniformes). Adults typically reach 10.30 cm in maximum length. It inhabits freshwater systems including rivers, streams, and lakes. It occurs in Temperate waters. It is broadly omnivorous, taking invertebrates, plant matter, and detritus. On the IUCN Red List, it is classified as Data Deficient.The species is kept in the aquarium hobby. Care requirements and behaviour align broadly with other Nemacheilidae kept in the hobby.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
This species is distinguished from Nemacheilus hutjertjuensis [= Triplophysa hutjertjuensis] by the having the following characters: caudal fin from truncate to flangeate, never emarginate, as body length increases (vs. emarginate to truncate, never flangeate); a deep constriction at the middle, the anterior part usually larger than the posterior (vs. just in contrast generally); lips strongly wrinkled and with papillae (vs. weak and absent); dorsal base length 10.20 (8.36-11.80) in body length (vs. 8.17 (7.00-10.98)); even with the smallest depth at the origin, peduncle is straight and smooth (vs. inclined down backward, with that at the middle); vertebrae 4+34+1=39 (vs. 4+36-37+1=41-42;7); and a dark longitudinal stripe on the back, anterior to the dorsal, and the same one along the lateral line anteriorly and along the axis of body posteriorly (vs. a very narrow line on the back, quite clear, and a lot of maculates in two rows, one clear, along the lateral line and the body axis, and another, less clear, alongside it superiorly) .
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Triplophysa Shiyangensis is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; demersal. Temperate
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🦠 Common Diseases
The following diseases are known to affect Triplophysa Shiyangensis.
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