Oreonectes

Oreonectes
	Oreonectes daqikongensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Nemacheilidae
Genus:	Oreonectes; Günther, 1868
Type species
	Oreonectes platycephalus; Günther, 1868
Synonyms
	Octonema von Martens, 1868 ;

Oreonectes is a genus of fish that belongs to the family Nemacheilidae. They are found in the rivers and caves of Asia with many of these species being troglobitic.^[1]^[2]

Species

These are the currently recognized species in this genus:^[3]

Oreonectes andongensis X.-M. Luo, R.-G. Yang, L.-N. Du, F.-G. Luo, 2024
Oreonectes damingshanensis J. Yu, T. Luo, C.-T.Lan, N. Xiao & X. Zhou, 2023^[4]
Oreonectes guananensis Q. Yang, M. L. Wei, J. H. Lan & Q. Yang, 2011^[5]
Oreonectes guilinensis J.-Q. Huang, J. Yang, Z.-Q. Wu & Y.-H. Zhao, 2019
Oreonectes jinxiuensis 2026^[6]
Oreonectes luochengensis J. Yang, T. J. Wu, R. F. Wei & J. X. Yang, 2011^[7]
Oreonectes platycephalus Günther, 1868 (flat-headed loach)
Oreonectes polystigmus L. N. Du, X. Y. Chen & J. X. Yang, 2008
Oreonectes weii Luo T, Ling W-Q, Cao H-L, Zhou J, Huang G-P, 2026^[8]
Oreonectes yuedongensis T. Luo, C.-T.Lan, N. Xiao & X. Zhou, 2024^[9]
Oreonectes zhangi J.-H. Zhong, J. Yang & W.-C. Chen, 2024^[10]

References

^ Kottelat, M. (2012). "Conspectus cobitidum: an inventory of the loaches of the world (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cobitoidei)" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Suppl. 26: 1–199. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-02-11. Retrieved 2013-01-06.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Oreonectes". FishBase. February 2024 version.
^ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Oreonectes". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
^ Xiao, N.; Zhou, J.; Deng, H.; Wen, H. (2016). "A new blind species of the cave genus Oreonectes from Guizhou, China (Nemacheilinae)". ZooKeys (637): 47–59. Bibcode:2016ZooK..637...47D. doi:10.3897/zookeys.637.10202. PMC 5240121. PMID 28138274.
^ Yang, Q., Wei, M.-l., Lan, J.-h. & Yang, Q. (2011): A New Species of the Genus Oreonectes (Balitoridae) from Guangxi, China. Journal of Guangxi Normal University (Natural Science Edition), 29 (1): 72-75.
^ Chen, Zhuo-Ni; Huang, Shi-Rong; Zou, Tong-Xiang; Du, Li-Na; Lin, Feng (2026-01-13). "Description of a new species of Oreonectes (Cypriniformes, Nemacheilidae) from Guangxi, China". Zoosystematics and Evolution. 102 (1): 119–130. doi:10.3897/zse.102.172439. ISSN 1860-0743.
^ Yang, J.; Wu, T.-J.; Wei, R.-F. & Yang, J.-X. (2011). "A new loach, Oreonectes luochengensis sp. nov. (Cypriniformes: Balitoridae) from Guangxi, China". Zoological Research. 32 (2): 208–211. doi:10.3724/SP.J.1141.2011.02208 (inactive 22 May 2026). PMID 21509968.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of May 2026 (link)
^ Luo, Tao; Ling, Wen-Qing; Cao, Hai-Lin; Zhou, Jiang; Huang, Guang-Ping (2026-05-14). "A new endemic species Oreonectes weii sp. nov. (Cypriniformes, Nemacheilidae) within the Yangtze River Basin and its monsoon-driven evolutionary diversification". Zoosystematics and Evolution. 102 (3): 751–765. doi:10.3897/zse.102.186155. ISSN 1860-0743.
^ Lan, C.-T., Luo, T., Zhao, X.-R., Yu, J., Xiao, N., & Zhou, J. (2024). "Oreonectes yuedongensis (Cypriniformes, Nemacheilidae), a new freshwater fish species from the Lianhua Mountains in eastern Guangdong, China". Journal of Fish Biology. 105 (6): 1731–1746. Bibcode:2024JFBio.105.1731L. doi:10.1111/jfb.15909. PMID 39221706.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Zhong, Jia-Hong; Yang, Jian; Mo, Hao-Lin; Chen, Wei-Cai (2024-09-10). "Description of a new species of the genus Oreonectes (Teleostei, Cypriniformes, Nemacheilidae) from Guangxi, China". Zoosystematics and Evolution. 100 (4): 1259–1267. Bibcode:2024ZooEv.100.1259J. doi:10.3897/zse.100.125866. ISSN 1860-0743.

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[Kottelat2012-1] Kottelat, M. (2012). "Conspectus cobitidum: an inventory of the loaches of the world (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cobitoidei)" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Suppl. 26: 1–199. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-02-11. Retrieved 2013-01-06.

[FB-2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Oreonectes". FishBase. February 2024 version.

[CofF-3] Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Oreonectes". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 5 December 2024.

[4] Xiao, N.; Zhou, J.; Deng, H.; Wen, H. (2016). "A new blind species of the cave genus Oreonectes from Guizhou, China (Nemacheilinae)". ZooKeys (637): 47–59. Bibcode:2016ZooK..637...47D. doi:10.3897/zookeys.637.10202. PMC 5240121. PMID 28138274.

[Yang2011-5] Yang, Q., Wei, M.-l., Lan, J.-h. & Yang, Q. (2011): A New Species of the Genus Oreonectes (Balitoridae) from Guangxi, China. Journal of Guangxi Normal University (Natural Science Edition), 29 (1): 72-75.

[6] Chen, Zhuo-Ni; Huang, Shi-Rong; Zou, Tong-Xiang; Du, Li-Na; Lin, Feng (2026-01-13). "Description of a new species of Oreonectes (Cypriniformes, Nemacheilidae) from Guangxi, China". Zoosystematics and Evolution. 102 (1): 119–130. doi:10.3897/zse.102.172439. ISSN 1860-0743.

[Yang2011a-7] Yang, J.; Wu, T.-J.; Wei, R.-F. & Yang, J.-X. (2011). "A new loach, Oreonectes luochengensis sp. nov. (Cypriniformes: Balitoridae) from Guangxi, China". Zoological Research. 32 (2): 208–211. doi:10.3724/SP.J.1141.2011.02208 (inactive 22 May 2026). PMID 21509968.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of May 2026 (link)

[8] Luo, Tao; Ling, Wen-Qing; Cao, Hai-Lin; Zhou, Jiang; Huang, Guang-Ping (2026-05-14). "A new endemic species Oreonectes weii sp. nov. (Cypriniformes, Nemacheilidae) within the Yangtze River Basin and its monsoon-driven evolutionary diversification". Zoosystematics and Evolution. 102 (3): 751–765. doi:10.3897/zse.102.186155. ISSN 1860-0743.

[9] Lan, C.-T., Luo, T., Zhao, X.-R., Yu, J., Xiao, N., & Zhou, J. (2024). "Oreonectes yuedongensis (Cypriniformes, Nemacheilidae), a new freshwater fish species from the Lianhua Mountains in eastern Guangdong, China". Journal of Fish Biology. 105 (6): 1731–1746. Bibcode:2024JFBio.105.1731L. doi:10.1111/jfb.15909. PMID 39221706.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[10] Zhong, Jia-Hong; Yang, Jian; Mo, Hao-Lin; Chen, Wei-Cai (2024-09-10). "Description of a new species of the genus Oreonectes (Teleostei, Cypriniformes, Nemacheilidae) from Guangxi, China". Zoosystematics and Evolution. 100 (4): 1259–1267. Bibcode:2024ZooEv.100.1259J. doi:10.3897/zse.100.125866. ISSN 1860-0743.

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