Labiatophysa Explained

Labiatophysa is a subgenus of stone loach genus Triplophysa native to central Asia. It is regarded by some authorities as a valid genus in its own right.^[1]

Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus:^[1]

• Triplophysa (Labiatophysa) herzensteini (L. S. Berg, 1909)
• Triplophysa (Labiatophysa) microphthalma (Kessler, 1879)
• Triplophysa (Labiatophysa) nasalis (Kessler, 1876) (incertae sedis but probably belongs in this subgenus)

Notes and References

1. 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.