Troglonectes

Troglonectes
Troglonectes daqikongensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Troglonectes
C. G. Zhang, Y. H. Zhao & L. Tang, 2016
Type species
Oreonectes furcocaudalis
Zhu & Cao 1987

Troglonectes is a genus of troglobitic fish in the family Nemacheilidae, native to caves of Asia.[1] Fishbase and other authorities place these species in the genus Oreonectes.[2]

Species

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There are currently 20 species proposed for this genus.[3] None are recognized by FishBase, and only 3 by WoRMS[4] These include:

References

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  1. ^ Zhang, C.-G.; Zhao, Y.-H. (2016). Species Diversity and Distribution of Inland Fishes in China. Science Press. p. 284. ISBN 978-7-03-047210-6.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Oreonectes". FishBase. October 2017 version.
  3. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Troglonectes". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  4. ^ Bailly, Nicolas (2018). "Troglonectes Zhang, Zhao & Tang, 2016". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  5. ^ a b 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.
  6. ^ Deng, Huaiqing; Wen, Huamei; Xiao, Ning; Zhou, Jiang (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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Deng, Huaiqing; Xiao, Ning; Hou, Xuifa; Zhou, Jiang (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. PMID 27395660.