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This study investigated its infection dynamics in Triplophysa strauchii, an endemic fish in an alpine wetland in northwestern China. A total of 720 fish were sampled monthly from April to November 2025. Parasitic larvae were identified using ribosomal ITS sequences. Hurdle models were employed to assess infection risk and intensity, incorporating host length, sex, and month as predictors. The overall prevalence was 21.8%, with a mean intensity of 4.36 \u00b1 6.83 worms per infected fish. Infection dynamics showed two seasonal peaks: a spring peak with high intensity and a late-summer peak with moderate prevalence but low intensity. Host length was the most stable predictor for both infection risk (OR = 1.916 per cm, 95% CI: 1.232\u20132.977) and intensity, with significant length \u00d7 month interactions (length \u00d7 May: IRR = 4.847, p = 0.005; length \u00d7 November: OR = 0.418, p = 0.005), indicating seasonal modulation of the length effect. 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