Tarimichthys

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Tarimichthys
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Triplophysa
Subgenus: Tarimichthys
Prokofiev, 2010
Type species
Nemacheilus bombifrons
Herzenstein, 1888

Tarimichthys is a subgenus of stone loach genus Triplophysa[1] native to China which contains two species.[2] Some authorities recognise Tarimichthys as a valid taxon.[3]

Species

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There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[3]

Maurice Kottelat recognises a third species Tarimichthys incipiens which other authorities consider a subspecies of S. bombifrons.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Nemacheilidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Triplophysa". FishBase. October 2017 version.
  3. ^ a b c Kottelat, M. (2012). "Conspectus_cobitidum.pdf Conspectus cobitidum: an inventory of the loaches of the world (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cobitoidei)" (PDF). The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Supplement No. 26: 1–199.