Triplophysa arnoldii is a species of stone loach in the genus Triplophysa. It is endemic to Mongolia. It grows to 7 cm (2.8 in) SL.[1]

Triplophysa arnoldii
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Triplophysa
Species:
T. arnoldii
Binomial name
Triplophysa arnoldii
Prokofiev, 2006

Etymology

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The fish is named in honor of Lev Vladimirovich Arnoldi (1903-1980), a Russian entomologist, who collected the type specimen.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Triplophysa arnoldii". FishBase. November 2014 version.
  2. ^ 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 13 April 2022.