Triplophysa alticeps is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Triplophysa. These stone loaches are occasionally placed in the genus Qinghaichthys by some authorities.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. It is endemic to Qinghaihu Lake in Qinghai Province, China.
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