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Triplophysa microps

Triplophysa microps is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Triplophysa. It is found in shallow streams in the upper reaches of the Yellow, Yangtze, Salween, Mekong, Indus and Brahmaputra rivers and also in alpine lakes in the Tibetan plateau.

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Triplophysa microps
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Triplophysa
Species:
T. microps
Binomial name
Triplophysa microps
(Steindachner, 1866)

Triplophysa microps is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Triplophysa.2 It is found in shallow streams in the upper reaches of the Yellow, Yangtze, Salween, Mekong, Indus and Brahmaputra rivers and also in alpine lakes in the Tibetan plateau.1

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  1. Ng, H.H. (2010). "Triplophysa microps". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010. IUCN: e.T168474A6499132. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T168474A6499132.en. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Triplophysa microps". FishBase. August 2014 version.