Troglonectes daqikongensis
Troglonectes daqikongensis is a species of cyprinid of the genus Troglonectes. It inhabits caves in Guangxi, China. First described in 2016,[1] it has not been evaluated on the IUCN Red List and is considered harmless to humans.
| Troglonectes daqikongensis | |
|---|---|
| Top, preserved specimen. Bottom, photographed alive | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae |
| Genus: | Troglonectes |
| Species: | T. daqikongensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Troglonectes daqikongensis (Deng, Wen, Xiao & Zhu, 2016) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Oreonectes daqikongensis | |
References
- Deng, Huaiqing; Wen, Huamei; Xiao, Ning; Zhou, Jiang (2016). "A new blind species of the cave genus Oreonectes from Guizhou, China (Nemacheilinae)". ZooKeys (637): 47–59. doi:10.3897/zookeys.637.10202. PMC 5240121. PMID 28138274.
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