Triplophysa kullmanni

Triplophysa kullmanni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Triplophysa
Species:
T. kullmanni
Binomial name
Triplophysa kullmanni
Synonyms
  • Nemacheilus kullmanni (Bănărescu, Nalbant & Ladiges, 1975)

Triplophysa kullmanni is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Nemacheilidae, the stone loaches or brook loaches. This stone loach is endemic to Afghanistan.

Taxonomy

Triplophysa kullmanni was first formally described in 1975 by the ichthyologists Petru Mihai Bănărescu and Teodor T. Nalbant from Romania, and Werner Ladiges, from Germany. The type locality was given as a spring at Ab-e-Nawar which was the source of a seasonal salt lake in central Afghanistan at an altitude of 3,100 m (10,200 ft). This species is classified in the genus Triplophysa, in the nominate subgenus, which is classified within the stone or brook loach family Nemacheilidae within the suborder Cobitoidei, the loaches, in the order Cypriniformes, the carp-like fishes.

Etymology

Triplophysa kullmanni is a member of the geunus Triplophysa, this name means "three bladders", a reference to the shape of the bladder of its type species, T. hutjertjuensis which was described as having a “bony encapsulated diverticulum” and “two elongated bubbles” by the author of the genus Hialmar Rendahl. The specific name honours the German zoologist Ernst Kullmann [de] the and director of the Cologne Zoological Garden from 1975 to 1981, the leader of the Afghan expedition on which the holotype was collected in 1971.

Distribution and habitat

Triplophysa kullmanni is known only from Afghanistan. where it is a benthopelagic species, the type locality is a spring which is the source for an endorheic lake, the lake dries up in the summer.

Conservation status

Triplophysa kullmanni is assessed as Data Deficient by the IUCN because there is no information on its population, distribution, ecology and biology.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Devi, R. & Boguskaya, N. (2009). "Triplophysa kullmanni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009 e.T169604A6652413. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T169604A6652413.en. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Triplophysa". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 1 November 2026.
  3. ↑ "Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes Classification". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 1 November 2026.
  4. ↑ Christopher Scharpf (27 August 2026). "Family NEMACHEILIDAE Regan 1911 (Stone or Brook Loaches)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. Retrieved 17 September 2026.