Triplophysa alexandrae
Species of fish
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Triplophysa alexandrae is a species of stone loach in the genus Triplophysa endemic to Sichuan, China.[1][2]
| Triplophysa alexandrae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae |
| Genus: | Triplophysa |
| Species: | T. alexandrae |
| Binomial name | |
| Triplophysa alexandrae Prokofiev, 2001 | |
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of Alexandra Viktorovna Potanina (1843-1893), the wife and traveling companion of Grigory Nikolayaevich Potanin (1835-1920), a Russian explorer of Central Asia.[3]
