A review of the Nemacheilinae genus Oreonectes Günther with descriptions of two new species (Teleostei: Balitoridae)
Author
Du, Li-Na
Author
Chen, Xiao-Yong
Author
Yang, Jun-Xing
text
Zootaxa
2008
1729
23
36
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.181269
c43ca315-e20f-4b12-aa9d-88e653e05d71
1175-5326
181269
Key to species of
Oreonectes
1 Caudal fin forked.........................................................................................................................................2
- Caudal fin rounded or emarginate................................................................................................................................ 3
2 Rear of body with scales; eyes normal
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O. furcocaudalis
- Body naked; eyes degenerate with only black pigment
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O. microphthalmus
3 Eyes absent; body naked
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O. anophthalmus
- Eyes present; body with tiny scales ............................................................................................................................. 4
4 Caudal fin emarginated; cephalic lateral-line system degenerate
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O. retrodorsalis
- Caudal fin rounded; cephalic lateral-line system present ............................................................................................ 5
5 Body with many differently spots; posterior chamber of air-bladder developed, filling the body cavity.....
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O. polystigmus
- Body plain; posterior chamber of air-bladder reduced, reaching vertical of pectoral fin
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O. platycephalus