genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
fish
A fish (: fish or fishes) is an aquatic animal, aquatic, Anamniotes, anamniotic, gill-bearing vertebrate animal with swimming fish fin, fins and craniate, a hard skull, but lacking limb (anatomy), limbs with digit (anatomy), digits. Fish can ...
in the
family
Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...
Nemacheilidae
The Nemacheilidae, or stone loaches, are a family of cypriniform fishes that inhabit stream environments, mostly in Eurasia, with one genus, ''Afronemacheilus'' found in Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous ...
found in the
river
A river is a natural stream of fresh water that flows on land or inside Subterranean river, caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. A river may run dry before reaching the end of ...
s and
cave
Caves or caverns are natural voids under the Earth's Planetary surface, surface. Caves often form by the weathering of rock and often extend deep underground. Exogene caves are smaller openings that extend a relatively short distance undergrou ...
s of
Asia
Asia ( , ) is the largest continent in the world by both land area and population. It covers an area of more than 44 million square kilometres, about 30% of Earth's total land area and 8% of Earth's total surface area. The continent, which ...
. Many of these
species
A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...
are
troglobitic
A troglobite (or, formally, troglobiont) is an animal species, or population of a species, strictly bound to underground habitats, such as caves. These are separate from species that mainly live in above-ground habitats but are also able to live u ...
.
Species
These are the currently recognized species in this genus:
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Oreonectes andongensis
''Oreonectes'' is a genus of fish in the family Nemacheilidae found in the rivers and caves of Asia. Many of these species are troglobitic.
Species
These are the currently recognized species in this genus:
* '' Oreonectes andongensis'' X.-M. L ...
Oreonectes damingshanensis
''Oreonectes'' is a genus of fish in the family Nemacheilidae found in the rivers and caves of Asia. Many of these species are troglobitic.
Species
These are the currently recognized species in this genus:
* '' Oreonectes andongensis'' X.-M. L ...
Oreonectes guananensis
''Oreonectes guananensis'' is a species of cyprinid of the genus ''Oreonectes''. Described in 2011, it has not been classified on the IUCN Red List. It inhabits Guangxi, China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a ...
'' Q. Yang, M. L. Wei, J. H. Lan & Q. Yang, 2011Yang, 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.''
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Oreonectes guilinensis
''Oreonectes'' is a genus of fish in the family (biology), family Nemacheilidae found in the rivers and caves of Asia. Many of these species are troglobitic.
Species
These are the currently recognized species in this genus:
* ''Oreonectes andon ...
Oreonectes yuedongensis
''Oreonectes'' is a genus of fish in the family Nemacheilidae found in the rivers and caves of Asia. Many of these species are troglobitic.
Species
These are the currently recognized species in this genus:
* '' Oreonectes andongensis'' X.-M. L ...
'' T. Luo, C.-T.Lan, N. Xiao & X. Zhou, 2024
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Oreonectes zhangi
''Oreonectes'' is a genus of fish in the family Nemacheilidae found in the rivers and caves of Asia. Many of these species are troglobitic.
Species
These are the currently recognized species in this genus:
* '' Oreonectes andongensis'' X.-M. L ...