aliensis, Nemachilus Wu [Y.-F.] & Zhu [S.-Q.] 1979:29, Fig. 9 [Fishes of Ali, Tibet 1979; ref. 8391] Xiang-quan River and Shi-quan River, Indus River system, Tibet, China. Syntypes: NPIB 74.201-244 (44), 74.255 (1). Original genus is correctly Nemacheilus. •Valid as Triplophysa aliensis (Wu & Zhu 1979) -- (Zhu 1989:116 [ref. 17744], Wu & Wu 1992:236 [ref. 21205], Zhang et al. 1995:61 [ref. 22734], Zhu 1995:118 [ref. 25213], He et al. 2008:47 [ref. 29558], Kottelat 2012:123 [ref. 32367], Zhang et al. 2016:135 [ref. 34477], Wang et al. 2024:24 [ref. 40861]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa aliensis (Wu & Zhu 1979). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: East Asia: Himalayan region, Tibet (China). IUCN (2024): Not Assessed. Habitat: freshwater.