Triplophysa alexandrae is a species of stone loach in the genus Triplophysa endemic to Sichuan, China.[1][2]
Triplophysa alexandrae | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Nemacheilidae |
Genus: | Triplophysa |
Species: | T. alexandrae |
Binomial name | |
Triplophysa alexandrae Prokofiev, 2001 | |
The fish is named in honor of Alexandra Viktorovna Potanina (1843-1893), the wife and traveling companion of Grigory Nikolayaevich Potanin (1835-1920), a Russian explorer of Central Asia.[3]
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