Triplophysa qiubeiensis

Triplophysa qiubeiensis is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Triplophysa.

The Triplophysa qiubeiensis lives in the demersal, freshwater environment.

Triplophysa qiubeiensis is similar to T. anterodorsalis Cao et Zhu (1989), and can be distinguished from all the cave-dwelling Triplophysa in China by the following characters: 1) eyes highly degenerated vs. eyes normal; 2) branched dorsal�Cfin ray 7 vs. More

Order : Cypriniformes
Family : Balitoridae
Genus : Triplophysa
Species : Triplophysa qiubeiensis
Authority : Li & Yang, 2008