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Oreonectes zhangi Zhong, Yang & Chen, 2024 |
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photo by
Liao, M. et al., 2025 |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches) | |||
| Max. size: | 6.31 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: China. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-7; Anal soft rays: 5-5; Vertebrae: 36-36. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: reduced posterior chamber of air-bladder; six branched pelvic-fin rays; seven branched dorsal-fin rays; the tip of the male pelvic fin not reaching the anus; vertebrae 4 + 32; head depth at nape 59.6-68.1% HL; and body depth at dorsal-fin origin 14.0-16.1% SL (Ref. 138304). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||