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Oreonectes

Oreonectes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Oreonectes
Günther, 1868
Type species
Oreonectes platycephalus
Günther, 1868

Oreonectes is a genus of fish in the family Nemacheilidae found in the rivers and caves of Asia.[1] Many of these species are troglobitic.[1][2]

Species

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There are currently 15 recognized species in this genus:[2]


References

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  1. ^ a b Kottelat, M. (2012). "Conspectus cobitidum: an inventory of the loaches of the world (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cobitoidei)" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Suppl. 26: 1–199.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2024). Species of Oreonectes in FishBase. February 2024 version.
  3. ^ a b c d Lan, J.-H.; Gan, X.; Wu, T.-J.; Yang, J. (2013). Cave Fishes of Guangxi, China. Science Press. p. 266. ISBN 978-7-03-037658-9.
  4. ^ Xiao, N.; Zhou, J.; Deng, H.; Wen, H. (2016). "A new blind species of the cave genus Oreonectes from Guizhou, China (Nemacheilinae)". ZooKeys (637): 47–59. Bibcode:2016ZooK..637...47D. doi:10.3897/zookeys.637.10202. PMC 5240121. PMID 28138274.
  5. ^ Tang, L.; Zhao, Y.; Zhang, C. (2012). "A new blind loach, Oreonectes elongatus sp. nov. (Cypriniformes: Balitoridae) from Guangxi, China". Environmental Biology of Fishes. 93 (4): 483–490. Bibcode:2012EnvBF..93..483T. doi:10.1007/s10641-011-9943-7. S2CID 254468576.
  6. ^ Yang, Q., Wei, M.-l., Lan, J.-h. & Yang, Q. (2011): A New Species of the Genus Oreonectes (Balitoridae) from Guangxi, China. Journal of Guangxi Normal University (Natural Science Edition), 29 (1): 72-75.
  7. ^ Yang, J.; Wu, T.-J.; Wei, R.-F. & Yang, J.-X. (2011). "A new loach, Oreonectes luochengensis sp. nov. (Cypriniformes: Balitoridae) from Guangxi, China". Zoological Research. 32 (2): 208–211. doi:10.3724/SP.J.1141.2011.02208 (inactive 31 January 2024). PMID 21509968.((cite journal)): CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of January 2024 (link)


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