Oreonectes Damingshanensis

📖 Overview

Oreonectes Damingshanensis (Oreonectes damingshanensis), first described by Yu, Luo, Lan, Xiao & Zhou, 2023 is a small fish in the family Nemacheilidae (order Cypriniformes). Adults typically reach 9.90 cm in maximum length. It inhabits freshwater systems including rivers, streams, and lakes. It occurs in Subtropical waters. It is broadly omnivorous, taking invertebrates, plant matter, and detritus.

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Anal soft rays: 5; Vertebrae: 38. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: anterior and posterior nostrils narrowly separated; lips smooth, with furrows; barbel-like elongation of anterior nostrils longer than depth of nostril tube; presence of body pigmentation; eyes normal, diameter 6.5-17.1% of head length; caudal fin rounded, with irregular black markings; body completely covered with fine scales except for the head; lateral line incomplete, with 14 or 15 pores, last lateral line pore reaching above the tip of pectoral fin; dorsal-fin rays, iii-7; (7) pectoral-fin rays, i-9; anal-fin rays, iii-5; pelvic-fin rays, i-7; 14 branched caudal-fin rays; tip of ventral fin extended backward, not reaching the anus; dorsal fin origin posterior to the pelvic-fin origin; inrostral barbel extending backward and not reaching the anterior margin of the eye; tip of maxillary barbel not reaching the posterior margin of the gill cover; and vertebrae 4 + 34 .: elongated.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Oreonectes Damingshanensis is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

🥚 Reproduction

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Freshwater; demersal. Subtropical

🌿 Ecology

📐 Morphometrics

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

🐠 Related Species

🔍 Similar Species

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