Oreonectes microphthalmus Du, Chen & Yang, 2008

Family:  Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Max. size:  4.69 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: Du'an County in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-13; Anal soft rays: 9-9. Diagnosed by the following characters: body and snout elongate; eyes reduced to a black pigment; body without scales; cephalic lateral line system with 2 + 2 supratemporal, 7 supraorbital, 3 + 0 infraorbital and 8 preoperculomandibular pores; incomplete lateral line with 3 pores (Ref. 75196). Description: D iii,10; A ii,7; P i+10; V i+7 (Ref. 75196).
Biology:  Inhabits caves (Ref. 75196).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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