cakaensis, Triplophysa Cao [W.-X.] & Zhu [S.-Q.] 1988:201 (English p. 204), Figs. 1-3 [Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica v. 13 (no. 2); ref. 17647] Stream (Cakayanhu Lake drainage) near Caka town, Ulanxian County, 36°N, 98°E, Qinghai, China. Holotype: IHASW 561X0034. Paratypes: IHASW 561X0031-0033 (3), 561X0035-0060 (26). •Valid as Triplophysa cakaensis Cao & Zhu 1988 -- (Zhu 1989:120 [ref. 17744], Wu & Wu 1992:227 [ref. 21205], Zhu 1995:118 [ref. 25213], Prokofiev 2001:194 [ref. 26613], Prokofiev 2007:7 [ref. 28990], Prokofiev 2010:895 [ref. 31096], Kottelat 2012:124 [ref. 32367], Zhang et al. 2016:136 [ref. 34477], Feng et al. 2020:468 [ref. 37576]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa cakaensis Cao & Zhu 1988. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: China. Habitat: freshwater.