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Oreonectes furcocaudalis Zhu & Cao, 1987 |
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| Family: | Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches) | |||
| Max. size: | 5.87 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: outlet of subterranean water near Town of Rongshui County and Xia’ao Township, Du’an County in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-12; Anal soft rays: 9-9; Vertebrae: 34-36. Distinguished from other species by having the following characters: head flat at dorsum; eyes degenerate; lips slightly furrowed; dorsal fin origin before pelvic-fin origin; upper and lower edges of caudal peduncle with high caudal-adipose keels; dorsal adipose crest from above anal-fin origin and confluent with caudal fin; ventral crest from anal-fin base and confluent with caudal fin; posterior of body with tiny scales; 8 supraorbital pores, 4+8 infraorbital pores on cephalic lateral-line system; caudal fin forked; vertebrae 4+30~32 (Ref. 75196). Description: D iii,9; A iii,6; P i+12; V i+6 (Ref. 75196). | |||
| Biology: | A subterranean species (Ref. 75196). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 01 March 2007 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||
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