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Triplophysa orientalis

Triplophysa orientalis is a species of stone loach. It is a freshwater fish from the Tibetan Plateau and is endemic to China; its distribution includes the upper reaches of the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers, among others. It lives in a wide range of habitats, both lentic and lotic. The species is widespread but populations tend to be isolated and show high degree of genetic divergence.

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Triplophysa orientalis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Triplophysa
Species:
T. orientalis
Binomial name
Triplophysa orientalis
(Herzenstein, 1888)

Triplophysa orientalis is a species of stone loach.2 It is a freshwater fish from the Tibetan Plateau and is endemic to China; its distribution includes the upper reaches of the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers, among others. It lives in a wide range of habitats, both lentic and lotic. The species is widespread but populations tend to be isolated and show high degree of genetic divergence.3

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  1. Devi, R. & Boguskaya, N. (2009). "Triplophysa orientalis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009. IUCN: e.T169645A6660583. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T169645A6660583.en. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Triplophysa orientalis". FishBase.
  3. Hou, F.; Zhang, X.; Zhang, X.; Yue, B.; Song, Z. (2011). "High intra-population genetic variability and inter-population differentiation in a plateau specialized fish, Triplophysa orientalis". Environmental Biology of Fishes. 93 (4): 519–530. doi:10.1007/s10641-011-9947-3. S2CID 16102331.