Triplophysa paradoxa

Triplophysa paradoxa, the Talas stone loach,^[1] is a species of stone loach in the genus Triplophysa. It is found in the Talas River Basin in Kyrgyzstan^[2] and some small rivers in the Karatau Mountains (South Kazakhstan).^[1]

Triplophysa paradoxa
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Nemacheilidae
Genus:	Triplophysa
Species:	T. paradoxa
Binomial name
Triplophysa paradoxa (Turdakov, 1955)
Synonyms[1]
Nemachilus paradoxus