Triplophysa marmorata

Triplophysa marmorata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Cypriniformes
Family:Nemacheilidae
Genus:Triplophysa
Species: T. marmorata
Binomial name
Triplophysa marmorata
(Heckel, 1838)

Triplophysa marmorata is a species of ray-finned fish found in Asia.[1] 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.[2] Its specimens can be also be differentiated because of their shorter lateral line length.[1] Their diet is composed of detritus, plants (including algae) that coat rocks and stones, and the associated invertebrate fauna.[3] They reach maturity after two years.

References

  1. 1 2 Bashir, A., Bisht, B.S., Mir, J.I., Kumar, R. & Patiyal, R.S. (2016): Morphological, molecular characterization and taxonomic status of Triplophysa marmorata and Triplophysa kashmirensis (Cypriniformes: Nemacheilidae) from Kashmir valley, India. Revista de Biología Tropical, 64 (2): 473-482.
  2. ↑ Bashir, Amir (2016). "Morphological, molecular characterization and taxonomic status of Triplophysa marmorata and Triplophysa kashmirensis (Cypriniformes: Nemacheilidae) from Kashmir valley, India". Revista de Biología Tropical. 64 (2): 473–482.
  3. ↑ Qureshi, Neha W. "Exploring the fisheries of Wular Lake, Kashmir, India" (PDF). Aquaculture Asia. 19 (2): 18.


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