Triplophysa farwelli
Species of fish
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Triplophysa farwelli is a species of stone loach in the genus Triplophysa. It is found in Iran and the Helmand River drainage in Afghanistan.[1]
| Triplophysa farwelli | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae |
| Genus: | Triplophysa |
| Species: | T. farwelli |
| Binomial name | |
| Triplophysa farwelli (Hora, 1935) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Nemachilus farwelli Hora, 1935 | |
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of Major Arthur Evelyn Farwell (1898-1976), the Military Attaché to the British Legation at Kabul, Afghanistan. It was he who sent the type specimen to the Bombay Natural History Society.[2]
