Troglonectes daqikongensis

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Troglonectes daqikongensis is a species of Nemacheilidae of the genus Troglonectes. It inhabits caves in Guangxi, China. First described in 2016,[1] it has not been evaluated on the IUCN Red List and is considered harmless to humans.

Troglonectes daqikongensis
Top, preserved specimen. Bottom, photographed alive
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Troglonectes
Species:
T. daqikongensis
Binomial name
Troglonectes daqikongensis
(Deng, Wen, Xiao & Zhu, 2016)
Synonyms

Oreonectes daqikongensis

References

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  1. ^ Deng, Huaiqing; Wen, Huamei; Xiao, Ning; Zhou, Jiang (2016). "A new blind species of the cave genus Oreonectes from Guizhou, China (Nemacheilinae)". ZooKeys (637): 47–59. doi:10.3897/zookeys.637.10202. PMC 5240121. PMID 28138274.