Oreonectes elongatus

Oreonectes elongatus is a species of cyprinid of the genus Oreonectes.[1] It inhabits Guangxi, China and has 9 dorsal soft rays, 7 anal soft rays and 38 or 39 vertebrae.[1] Unsexed males have a maximum length of 7.8 centimetres (3.1 in) and it is considered harmless to humans.[1] It has not been evaluated on the IUCN Red List and was described by Tang, Zhao and Zhang in 2012.[2]

Oreonectes elongatus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Oreonectes
Species:
O. elongatus
Binomial name
Oreonectes elongatus
Tang, Zhao & Zhang, 2012

References

  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2021). "Oreonectes elongatus" in FishBase. July 2021 version.
  2. 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. doi:10.1007/s10641-011-9943-7.


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