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Cypriniformes (Carps) >
Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Etymology: Oreonectes: Greek, oreos = mountain + Greek, nekton = swimmer (Ref. 45335); daguishanensis: Name 'daguishanensis' from the type locality of the new species, Daguishan Crocodile Lizard National Reserve.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Subtropical
Asia: China.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 138830); 5.9 cm SL (female)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Anal soft rays: 6. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: pigmentation present; pelvic-fin origin anterior to dorsal-fin origin; swim bladder degenerated; maxillary barbel reaching posterior margin of opercula; branched caudal fin rays 14; tip of pelvic fin not reaching anus; caudal fin rounded; five to eight lateral line pores, last lateral line pore not reaching above the tip of pectoral fin; and predorsal length 56.7%-62.4% of SL (Ref. 138830).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Chen, Z.-N., S.-X. Leng, C.-S. Yang, X.-W. Tang, B. Qui and T.-X. Zou, 2025. A new freshwater fish species of the genus Oreonectes (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Nemacheilidae) from Guangxi, China. Zoological Science 42:498-509. (Ref. 138830)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00724 (0.00347 - 0.01512), b=3.01 (2.84 - 3.18), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
2.8 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Resilience (Ref. 120179) |
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈 |