Triplophysa stewarti is a species of stone loach in the genus Triplophysa. It lives in slow-flowing rivers and lakes among rocks and vegetation; it is found in numerous lakes and in upper Salween, Indus, and Brahmaputra drainages in Tibet as well as in Kashmir, India. It grows to SL.
Genomics A chromosome-level genome assembly of Triplophysa stewarti was published in 2026. The assembled genome spans approximately 697.9 Mb, with 25 chromosomes representing 92.65% of the assembly. The assembly has a BUSCO completeness score of 98.4%, and 28,009 protein-coding genes were predicted.
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