Triplophysa dalaica

Triplophysa dalaica is a species of stone loach.^[2] It is only known from Hulun Lake in Inner Mongolia, China; it is believed to occur more widely as fish in this genus typically occur in running water.^[1]

Triplophysa dalaica
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Nemacheilidae
Genus:	Triplophysa
Species:	T. dalaica
Binomial name
Triplophysa dalaica (Kessler, 1876)
Synonyms
Diplophysa dalaica Kessler, 1876[1]

Triplophysa dalaica has been used as model species to study adaptation to high-altitude hypoxia. 13 positively selected genes involved in hypoxia response have been identified. The specimen in question was captured in the Yellow River in Zoigê County, northern Sichuan.^[3]