A brief review of Triplophysa (Cypriniformes: Balitoridae) species from the Tarim Basin in Xinjiang, China, with description of a new species. Author Jinlu Li Author Naifa Liu Author Junxing Yang text Zootaxa 2007 1605 47 58 http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:0C563006-C139-4655-9AA9-B72155061F7A journal article z01605p047 [[ Triplophysa tenuis (Day 1877) ]] Li (1979) regarded T. tenuis (Day) as a synonym of T. stoliczkae , but Wu et al (1999) regarded it as a synonym of T. tenuicauda (Steindachner 1866) . We are inclined to support Wu’s view on the basis of the round caudal peduncle, dorsal fin origin position and thick lips, but the status of T. tenuis requires more study, especially its type material.