| Triplophysa marmorata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae |
| Genus: | Triplophysa |
| Species: | T. marmorata
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| Binomial name | |
| Triplophysa marmorata (Heckel, 1838)
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| Synonyms1 | |
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Cobitis marmorata | |
Triplophysa marmorata, the Kashmir triplophysa-loach,1 is a species of ray-finned fish found in Asia.2 It's a scaleless inland fish that is endemic of wetlands like the Wular Lake in Jammu and Kashmir, India. Like similar species T. kashmirensis, it presents a slender caudal peduncle, but it's shorter in the case of T. marmorata.3 Its specimens can also be differentiated because of their shorter lateral line length.2 Their diet is composed of detritus, plants (including algae) that coat rocks and stones, and the associated invertebrate fauna.4 They reach maturity after two years.
References
References
- Rafique, M.; Daniels, A. & Johnson, J.A. (2021). "Triplophysa marmorata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T136801450A136801540. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T136801450A136801540.en. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- Bashir, A., Bisht, B.S., Mir, J.I., Kumar, R. & Patiyal, R.S. (2016): Morphological, molecular characterization and taxonomic status of Triplophysa marmorata and Triplophysa kashmirensis (Cypriniformes: Nemacheilidae) from Kashmir valley, India. Revista de Biología Tropical, 64 (2): 473-482.
- Bashir, Amir (2016). "Morphological, molecular characterization and taxonomic status of Triplophysa marmorata and Triplophysa kashmirensis (Cypriniformes: Nemacheilidae) from Kashmir valley, India". Revista de Biología Tropical. 64 (2): 473–482. doi:10.15517/rbt.v64i2.19591.
- Qureshi, Neha W. "Exploring the fisheries of Wular Lake, Kashmir, India" (PDF). Aquaculture Asia. 19 (2): 18.