Oreonectes retrodorsalis
| Oreonectes retrodorsalis | |
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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. retrodorsalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Oreonectes retrodorsalis | |
| Synonyms | |
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Yunnanilus retrodorsalis (Lan, Yang & Chen, 1995) | |
Oreonectes retrodorsalis is a species of stone loach. This cavefish is found only in Guangxi in China.[2] Some authorities places this species in the genus Yunnanilus rather than Oreonectes.[3] The specific name is a compound of the Latin words retro meaning back or past and dorsalis meaning "the back", referring to the placement of the dorsal fin closer to base of the caudal fin than to the tip of snout.[4]
Oreonectes retrodorsalis grows to 3.8 cm (1.5 in) standard length.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Oreonectes retrodorsalis" in FishBase. December 2019 version.
- ^ Zhang, C.-G. & Zhao, Y.-H. (2016). Species Diversity and Distribution of Inland Fishes in China. Science Press. p. 284. ISBN 9787030472106.
- ^ Kottelat, M. (2012). "Conspectus cobitidum: an inventory of the loaches of the world (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cobitoidei)" (PDF). The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Suppl. 26: 1–199.
- ^ "Order Cypriniformes: Family NemacheilidaeE (Stone Loaches)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 2017. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
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