Oreonectes Explained

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]

Species

There are currently 15 recognized species in this genus:

• Oreonectes acridorsalis J. H. Lan, 2013^[2]
• Oreonectes anophthalmus B. S. Zheng, 1981
• Oreonectes barbatus X. Gan, 2013^[2]
• Oreonectes damingshanensis Yu, Luo, Lan, Xiao & Zhou, 2023^[3]
• Oreonectes donglanensis T. J. Wu, 2013^[2]
• Oreonectes duanensis J. H. Lan, 2013^[2]
• Oreonectes elongatus L. Tang, Y. H. Zhao & C. G. Zhang, 2012^[4]
• Oreonectes furcocaudalis S. Q. Zhu & W. X. Cao, 1987
• Oreonectes guananensis Q. Yang, M. L. Wei, J. H. Lan & Q. Yang, 2011^[5]
• Oreonectes luochengensis J. Yang, T. J. Wu, R. F. Wei & J. X. Yang, 2011^[6]
• Oreonectes macrolepis A. M. Huang, L. N. Du, X. Y. Chen & J. X. Yang, 2009
• Oreonectes microphthalmus L. N. Du, X. Y. Chen & J. X. Yang, 2008
• Oreonectes platycephalus Günther, 1868 (flat-headed loach)
• Oreonectes polystigmus L. N. Du, X. Y. Chen & J. X. Yang, 2008
• Oreonectes retrodorsalis J. H. Lan, J. X. Yang & Y. R. Chen, 1995
• Oreonectes translucens Z. L. Zhang, Y. H. Zhao & C. G. Zhang, 2006

Notes and References

1. Kottelat . M. . 2012 . Conspectus cobitidum: an inventory of the loaches of the world (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cobitoidei) . Raffles Bulletin of Zoology . Suppl. 26 . 1–199 .
2. Book: Lan, J.-H. . Gan, X. . Wu, T.-J. . Yang, J. . 2013 . Cave Fishes of Guangxi, China . Science Press . 266 . 978-7-03-037658-9 .
3. 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. 10.3897/zookeys.637.10202. free. 28138274. 5240121. 2016ZooK..637...47D.
4. 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. 10.1007/s10641-011-9943-7 . 2012EnvBF..93..483T . 254468576 .
5. 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.
6. Yang . J. . Wu . T.-J. . Wei . R.-F. . Yang . J.-X. . amp . A new loach, Oreonectes luochengensis sp. nov. (Cypriniformes: Balitoridae) from Guangxi, China . Zoological Research . 2011 . 32 . 2 . 208–211 . 10.3724/SP.J.1141.2011.02208 . 21509968 . 31 January 2024 .