Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal soft rays: 9. Distinguished from other species by having the following characters: head compressed; eyes present; dorsal-fin origin behind the pelvic-fin origin; entire body and belly covered by scales; incomplete lateral line with 3-4 pores; cephalic lateral-line system reduced, with only 2+4 infraorbital pores; caudal fin emarginate (Ref. 75196).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cypriniformes

Family: Nemacheilidae

Genus: Oreonectes

Species: Oreonectes retrodorsalis Lan, Yang & Chen, 1995

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

demersal