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Oreonectes qinae Chen, Mo, Zhang & Du, 2025 |
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photo by
Zhuo-Ni Chen et al., 2025 |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches) | |||
| Max. size: | 7.86 cm SL (female) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: China. | |||
| Diagnosis: | This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: presence of color pattern; swim bladder degenerated; black longitudinal stripe from posterior upper pectoral fin to caudal-fin base; dorsal-fin origin posterior to pelvic-fin origin; tip of pelvic fin not reaching anus; caudal fin with irregular black markings; caudal fin rounded; maxillary barbel not reaching posterior margin of opercula; without dark brown V-shaped marking on dorsal surface of head; 16 branched caudal-fin rays; and 12 inner-gill rakers on first gill arch (Ref. 138278). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||