| Oreonectes elongatus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae |
| Genus: | Oreonectes |
| Species: | O. elongatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Oreonectes elongatus Tang, Zhao & Zhang, 2012
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Oreonectes elongatus is a species of cyprinid of the genus Oreonectes.[1] It inhabits Guangxi, China and has 9 dorsal soft rays, 7 anal soft rays and 38 or 39 vertebrae.[1] Unsexed males have a maximum length of 7.8 centimetres (3.1 in) and it is considered harmless to humans.[1] It has not been evaluated on the IUCN Red List and was described by Tang, Zhao and Zhang in 2012.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2021). "Oreonectes elongatus" in FishBase. July 2021 version.
- ^ Tang, L.; Zhao, Y. & Zhang, C. (2012). "A new blind loach, Oreonectes elongatus sp. nov. (Cypriniformes: Balitoridae) from Guangxi, China". Environmental Biology of Fishes. 93 (4): 483–490.
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