Tibetan stone loach

The Tibetan stone loach (Triplophysa stolickai) is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Nemacheilidae. The specific name is sometimes spelled stoliczkae but the original spelling used by Steindachner is stoličkai.^[3] It is found in southern and central Asia.^[4]

Tibetan stone loach
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Nemacheilidae
Genus:	Triplophysa
Species:	T. stolickai
Binomial name
Triplophysa stolickai (Steindachner, 1866)[2]
Synonyms
Cobitis elegans Kessler, 1874 Cobitis stoličkai protonym Nemacheilus stoliczkae Triplophysa stoliczkai

Etymology

The stone loach is named in honor of paleontologist Ferdinand Stoliczka (1838–1874). Stoliczka was the one who collected the type specimen.^[5]