Oreonectes retrodorsalis

Oreonectes retrodorsalis

Three Point Eight Centimeters Loach of Chinese Seas

Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
East Asia
Elongated
Small
Tropical fish

Troglonectes retrodorsalis is a species of stone loach. This cavefish is found only in Guangxi in China. Some authorities places this species in the genus Yunnanilus or in Oreonectes.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Oreonectes
Water type: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated