Fish Identification

Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Nemacheilidae Brook loaches
Genus: Oreonectes


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Oreonectes andongensis Asia 7.5 SL 2024
Oreonectes barbatus Asia 5.7 SL 2013
Oreonectes damingshanensis Asia 9.9 SL 2023
Oreonectes donglanensis Asia 4.5 SL 2013
Oreonectes duanensis Asia 7.7 SL 2013
Oreonectes elongatus Asia 7.8 SL 2012
Oreonectes furcocaudalis Asia 5.9 SL 1987
Oreonectes guananensis Asia 2011
Oreonectes guidongensis Asia 6.0 SL 2025
Oreonectes luochengensis Asia 2011
Oreonectes macrolepis Asia 7.6 SL 2009
Oreonectes microphthalmus Asia 4.7 SL 2008
Oreonectes platycephalus Flat-headed loach Asia 10 TL 1868
Oreonectes polystigmus Asia 5.8 SL 2008
Oreonectes qinae Asia 7.9 SL 2025
Oreonectes retrodorsalis Asia 3.8 SL 1995
Oreonectes translucens Asia 4.6 SL 2006
Oreonectes yuedongensis Yuedong hilly loach Asia 8.9 SL 2024
Oreonectes zhangi Asia 6.3 SL 2024



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