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Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Etymology: Oreonectes: Greek, oreos = mountain + Greek, nekton = swimmer (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Huang, Du, Chen & Yang.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
Asia: Pearl River drainage in Guangxi, China.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 81968)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 12-13;
Anal
soft rays: 8. Diagnosed from all other species of the genus by having body entirely covered by scales, except between pectoral fins and pelvic fins, 5-12 pores on lateral line, 3+7 infraorbital pores and 7-8 supraorbital on cephalic lateral line system, head length 2.3-2.7 times head width in nose; head length 1.4-1.8 times maximum head width; standard length 7.0-10.8 times caudal-peduncle depth (Ref. 81968).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Huang, A.-m., L.-n. Du, Chen X.-y. and J.-x. Yang, 2009. Oreonectes macrolepis, a new nemacheiline loach of genus Oreonectes (Balitoridae) from Guangxi, China. Zool. Res. 30(4):445-448. (Ref. 81968)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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