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Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Etymology: Triplophysa: Greek, triplos = thrice + Greek, physa = tube (Ref. 45335); erythraea: 'erythraea', i.e., refers to the visible red blood vessels of the fish giving it a blood-red body color when alive (Ref. 132403).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical
Distribution
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Asia: China.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.9 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 132403)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Huang, T.-F., P.-L. Zhang, X.-L. Huang, T. Wu, X.-Y. Gong, Y.-X. Zhang, Q.-Z. Peng and Z.-X. Liu, 2019. A new cave-dwelling blind loach, Triplophysa erythraea sp. nov. (Cypriniformes: Nemacheilidae), from Hunan Province, China. Zoological Research 40(4):331-336. (Ref. 132403)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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