Oreonectes

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Otomorpha
Subcohors: Ostariophysi
Sectio: Otophysa
Ordo: Cypriniformes
Subordo: Cobitoidei

Familia: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Oreonectes
Species: O. acridorsalis – O. andongensis – O. anophthalmus – O. barbatus – O. damingshanensis – O. daqikongensis – O. donglanensis – O. duanensis – O. elongatus – O. furcocaudalis – O. luochengensis – O. macrolepis – O. microphthalmus – O. platycephalus – O. polystigmus – O. retrodorsalis – O. shuilongensis – O. translucens
Name

Oreonectes Günther, 1868: 369

Type species: Oreonectes platycephalus ♂ Günther, 1868. Type by monotypy.
Synonyms

Elxis Jordan & Fowler, 1903: 768

References

Deng, H-Q., Xiao, N., Hou, X-F. & Zhou, J. 2016. A new species of the genus Oreonectes (Cypriniformes: Nemacheilidae) from Guizhou, China. Zootaxa 4132(1): 143–150. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4132.1.13. Reference page.
Deng, H-Q., Wen, H-M., Xiao, N. & Zhou, J. 2016. A new blind species of the cave genus Oreonectes from Guizhou, China (Nemacheilinae). ZooKeys 637: 47–59. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.637.10202. Reference page.
Günther, A. 1868: Catalogue of the Physostomi, containing the families Heteropygii, Cyprinidae, Gonorhynchidae, Hyodontidae, Osteoglossidae, Clupeidae,... [thru]... Halosauridae, in the collection of the British Museum. Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. 7 : i-xx + 1-512.
Du L.N. , Chen X.Y. & Yang J.X., 2008: A review of the Nemacheilinae genus Oreonectes Günther with description of two new species (Teleoster: Balitoridae). Zootaxa 1729: 23–26.
Huang A.M. , Du L.N. , Chen X.Y. & Yang J.X., 2009: Oreonectes macrolepis, a new nemacheiline loach of genus Oreonectes (Balitoridae) from Guangxi, China. Zoological Research 30(4): 445–448. Abstract and full article: DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1141.2009.04445
Liu, X., Deng, H-Q., Liu, Z-J. & Zhou, J. 2019. Reassignment of 'Triplophysa' jiarongensis (Cypriniformes: Nemacheilidae) to Oreonectes Günther, 1868. Zootaxa 4565(3): 398–406. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4565.3.6 Paywall Reference page.
Luo, X-M., Yang, R-G., Du, L-N. & Luo, F-G. 2024. A new loach species of the genus Oreonectes (Teleostei, Cypriniformes, Nemacheilidae) from Guangxi, China. ZooKeys 1196: 285–301. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1196.109810 Open access Reference page.
Yang, J. ; T.-J. Wu ; R.-F. Wei & J.-X. Yang, 2011: A new loach, Oreonectes luochengensis sp. nov. (Cypriniformes: Balitoridae) from Guangxi, China. Zoological Research 32 (2): 208–211. Abstract and full article: DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1141.2011.02208 .
Yu, J., Luo, T., Lan, C-T., Zhou, J-J., Deng, H-Q., Xiao, N. & Zhou, J. 2023. Oreonectes damingshanensis (Cypriniformes, Nemacheilidae), a new species of stream fish from Guangxi, Southwest China. Zookeys 1180ː 81–104. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1180.104645 Open access Reference page.

Taxon identifiers

Wikidata: Q2294058 ADW: Oreonectes BOLD: 497813 EoL: 26303 GBIF: 3263771 iNaturalist: 90520 NCBI: 341094 uBio: 118788 WoRMS: 270121

Vernacular names
English: Flat-headed Loaches

Oreonectes is a genus of fish in the family Nemacheilidae found in the rivers and caves of Asia.[1] Many of these species are troglobitic.[1][2]
Species

There are currently 15 recognized species in this genus:[2]

Oreonectes acridorsalis J. H. Lan, 2013[3]
Oreonectes anophthalmus B. S. Zheng, 1981
Oreonectes barbatus X. Gan, 2013[3]
Oreonectes damingshanensis Yu, Luo, Lan, Xiao & Zhou, 2023[4]
Oreonectes donglanensis T. J. Wu, 2013[3]
Oreonectes duanensis J. H. Lan, 2013[3]
Oreonectes elongatus L. Tang, Y. H. Zhao & C. G. Zhang, 2012[5]
Oreonectes furcocaudalis S. Q. Zhu & W. X. Cao, 1987
Oreonectes guananensis Q. Yang, M. L. Wei, J. H. Lan & Q. Yang, 2011[6]
Oreonectes luochengensis J. Yang, T. J. Wu, R. F. Wei & J. X. Yang, 2011[7]
Oreonectes macrolepis A. M. Huang, L. N. Du, X. Y. Chen & J. X. Yang, 2009
Oreonectes microphthalmus L. N. Du, X. Y. Chen & J. X. Yang, 2008
Oreonectes platycephalus Günther, 1868 (flat-headed loach)
Oreonectes polystigmus L. N. Du, X. Y. Chen & J. X. Yang, 2008
Oreonectes retrodorsalis J. H. Lan, J. X. Yang & Y. R. Chen, 1995
Oreonectes translucens Z. L. Zhang, Y. H. Zhao & C. G. Zhang, 2006

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.
Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2024). Species of Oreonectes in FishBase. February 2024 version.
Lan, J.-H.; Gan, X.; Wu, T.-J.; Yang, J. (2013). Cave Fishes of Guangxi, China. Science Press. p. 266. ISBN 978-7-03-037658-9.
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.
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. Bibcode:2012EnvBF..93..483T. doi:10.1007/s10641-011-9943-7. S2CID 254468576.
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.
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 31 January 2024). PMID 21509968.