Triplophysa alticeps

Triplophysa alticeps is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Triplophysa. These stone loaches are occasionally placed in the genus Qinghaichthys by some authorities.^[1] It is endemic to Qinghaihu Lake in Qinghai Province, China.^[2]

Triplophysa alticeps
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Nemacheilidae
Genus:	Triplophysa
Subgenus:	Qinghaichthys
Species:	T. alticeps
Binomial name
Triplophysa alticeps (Herzenstein, 1888)
Synonyms
Nemachilus alticeps Herzenstein, 1888 Qinghaichthys alticeps (Herzenstein, 1888)