Triplophysa aluensis
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Triplophysa aluensis faces severe threats from habitat degradation in its restricted high-altitude range. Water extraction and diversion for agricultural and domestic use significantly reduces stream flow in the species' limited watershed. Climate change poses an additional threat through altered precipitation patterns and increased temperatures affecting the cold-water streams this endemic loach requires for survival.
Habitat
This endemic loach inhabits cold, fast-flowing mountain streams and tributaries in high-altitude watersheds of the Tibetan Plateau region. The species requires well-oxygenated waters with rocky substrates and is adapted to the extreme environmental conditions of its alpine aquatic ecosystem.
