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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 | |||