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Kashmir triplophysa-loach (Triplophysa marmorata)
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Kashmir triplophysa-loach (Triplophysa marmorata) specimen
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Nemacheilidae

Kashmir triplophysa-loach

Triplophysa marmorata

Short and slender caudal peduncle

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • South Asia
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

Triplophysa marmorata, the Kashmir triplophysa-loach, is a species of ray-finned fish found in Asia. 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.

Maximum length
18.7 cm
Water
Freshwater
Distribution
Asia: India from Kashmir lakes (Ref. 4832 ) and Indus River (Ref. 41093 ).
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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