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Triplophysa xuanweiensis

Lu, Li, Mao and Zhao 2022

Triplophysa xuanweiensis
Triplophysa xuanweiensis Lu, Li, Mao and Zhao 2022 From Lu et al. (2022) and used with permission
ORDERSUB-ORDERFAMILY
CypriniformesCobitoidei Nemacheilidae

Synonyms

None.

Country

China

Types

Holotype: ASIZB 223816 68.6 mm SL

Paratypes: ASIZB 223817-223831 (15 specimens), 21.7–85.5 mm SL

Distribution

Known only from the type locality: Xinle Village, Tangtang Town, Xuanwei City, Yunnan Province, China, Beipan River system, a tributary of the Hongshui River (26°32′44"N, 104°08′01″E).

Systematics

Based on mitochondrial cytochrome b sequences the following troglobitic species of Triplophysa form a monophyletic group:

T. huapingenis, T. baotianensis, T. zhenfengensis, T. xuanweiensis, T. erythraea, T. rosa, T. longliensis, T. xiangxiensis, T. nasobarbatula, T. tianeensis, T. nandanensis

Conservation Status

TLO [NE]

Museum Holdings

As above only.

Internet Resources

urn: lsid: zoobank.org: pub: 1C73EFC4-1820-4294-A2EC-1DF5B4F99178

Triplophysa xuanweiensis LSID:

urn: lsid: zoobank.org: act: BFC02521-FF34-4871-BC56-FE26C74A01FB

Key References

Huang, T.F., Zhang, P.L., Huang, X.L., Wu, T., Gong, X.Y., Zhang, Y.X., Peng, Q.Z. and Liu, Z.X. Journal Article 2019 A new cave-dwelling blind loach, Triplophysa erythraea sp. nov. (Cypriniformes: Nemacheilidae), from Hunan Province, China.
Lu, Z.-M., Li1, X.-J., Lü, W.-J., Huang. J.-Q., Xu, T.-K., Huang, G., Qian, F.-Q., Yang, P., Chen, S.-G., Mao, W.-N. and Zhao, Y.-H. Journal Article 2022 Triplophysa xuanweiensis sp. nov., a new blind loach species from a cave in China (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Nemacheilidae)
He, Y. and He, D.K. Journal Article 2023 X-ray microtomography study of cranium, pectoral fin and girdle, and Weberian Apparatus development in juvenile Triplophysa stewarti (Nemacheilidae)
Wang, Y.D., Dong, X.Y. and Liu, H.B. Journal Article 2024 The complete mitochondrial genome of Triplophysa erythraea (Huang et al. 2019)(Cypriniformes, Nemacheilidae)
Living Triplophya xuanweiensis. From Lu et al (2022) and used with permission