Triplophysa choprai

Triplophysa choprai, the snow loach,^[1] is a species of ray-finned fish in the subgenus Indotriplophysa of genus Triplophysa.^[2]

Triplophysa choprai
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Nemacheilidae
Genus:	Triplophysa
Subgenus:	Indotriplophysa
Species:	T. choprai
Binomial name
Triplophysa choprai (Hora, 1934)
Synonyms
Nemachilus choprai Hora, 1934 Indotriplophysa choprai (Hora, 1934)

It is named after Bashambhar Nath Chopra (1898–1966), who collected the holotype, and assisted Sunder Lal Hora with the species description.^[3]