Triplophysa_stolickai

Tibetan stone loach

Tibetan stone loach

Species of fish

The Tibetan stone loach (Triplophysa stolickai) is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Nemacheilidae. The specific name is sometimes spelled stoliczkae but the original spelling used by Steindachner is stoličkai.[3] It is found in southern and central Asia.[4]

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Etymology

The stone loach is named in honor of paleontologist Ferdinand Stoliczka (1838–1874). Stoliczka was the one who collected the type specimen.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    Daniels, A. (2022). "Triplophysa stolickai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T168488A1186806. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T168488A1186806.en. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  2. [2]
    "Zur fischfauna Kaschmirs und der benachbarten Landerstriche in Wien". Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft. 16: 784–796. 1866.
  3. [3]
    Wu, Y.-Y., Sun, Z.-Y. & Guo, Y.-S. (2016): A new species of the genus Triplophysa (Cypriniformes: Nemacheilidae), Triplophysa daochengensis, from Sichuan Province, China. Zoological Research, 37 (5): 290-296.
  4. [4]
    Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2016). "Triplophysa stoliczkai" in FishBase. June 2016 version.
  5. [5]
    Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CYPRINIFORMES: Family NEMACHEILIDAE (r-y)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 14 April 2022.


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