Qinghaichthys is a subgenus the genus Triplophysa, stone loaches native to China. Some authorities recognise this as a valid genus but this is not recognised by Fishbase.
Species There are currently four recognized species in this genus, if it is accepted as valid:Kottelat, M. (2012): Conspectus cobitidum: an inventory of the loaches of the world (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cobitoidei). The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, Suppl. No. 26: 1-199. Triplophysa (Qinghaichthys) alticeps (Herzenstein, 1888) Triplophysa (Qinghaichthys) rotundiventris (Y. F. Wu & Yuan Chen, 1979) Triplophysa (Qinghaichthys) zaidamensis (Kessler, 1874) Triplophysa (Qinghaichthys) zamegacephalus (T. Q. Zhao, 1985)
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