Troglonectes elongatus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae |
| Genus: | Troglonectes |
| Species: | T. elongatus
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| Troglonectes elongatus | |
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Troglonectes elongatus is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Nemacehilidae, the stone loaches.[2] It inhabits Guangxi, China and has 9 dorsal soft rays, 7 anal soft rays and 38 or 39 vertebrae.[3] Unsexed males have a maximum length of 7.8 centimetres (3.1 in) and it is considered harmless to humans.[3] It has not been evaluated on the IUCN Red List and was described by Tang, Zhao and Zhang in 2012.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Cao, L. (2024). "Troglonectes elongatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024: e.T212911600A212911603. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
- ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Troglonectes". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Oreonectes elongatus". FishBase. July 2021 version.
- ^ 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. doi:10.1007/s10641-011-9943-7.
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