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Common names: Blind loach, 无眼岭鳅, 無眼嶺鰍
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Taiji Cave, Wuming QiFengshan, Guangxi, and Dongtang Cave, Libo County, Guizhou (Ref. 75196). Type locality: Taiji Cave, Wuming Qifeng Shan, Guangxi Province (Ref. 33021). Status of threat: Rare (Ref. 45563). Also Ref. 3881, 26563, 27299.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Wang, S. (ed.), 1998
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Mřenka bezoká, 无眼岭鳅, Silmitu mägitrull, ... more

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> Cypriniformes (Carps) > Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Etymology: Oreonectes: Greek, oreos = mountain + Greek, nekton = swimmer (Ref. 45335).

Issue
Needs a taxonomic reference.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

; agua dulce demersal. Subtropical; 25°N - 21°N

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Asia: Taiji Cave in Guangxi and Dongtang Cave in Guizhou, China.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.7 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 75196)

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Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 9; Radios blandos anales: 7. Differs from all members of the genus Oreonectes by the absence of eyes, pelvic fin with 4 branched rays and caudal fin with 12 branched rays (Ref. 75196). Dorsum of head flat; entire body without scales and no color; absence of cephalic lateral-line system; caudal fin truncate (Ref. 75196). Anterior section of body strong and long, cylindraceous but slightly depressed, posterior part compressed; head wide and rounded, depressed; barbels 3 pairs, rostral one 2 pairs and maxillary one 1 pair. Dorsal fin located rather backward and its origin opposite behind base of pelvic fin (Ref. 45563).

Cave-restricted species (Ref. 27297).

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Du, L.-N., X.-Y. Chen and J.-X. Yang, 2008. A review of the nemacheilinae genus Oreonectes Günther with descriptions of two new species (Teleostei: Balitoridae). Zootaxa 1729:23-36. (Ref. 75196)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Vulnerable, ver lista roja de la UICN (VU) (D2); Date assessed: 01 August 1996

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00708 (0.00336 - 0.01491), b=3.01 (2.84 - 3.18), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278): 2.9 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resiliencia (Ref. 120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

Oreonectes anophthalmus Zheng, 1981