Article · Wikipedia archive · Last revised Aug 9, 2026

Oreonectes weii

Oreonectes weii is a species of cypriniform fish that belongs to the family Nemacheiidae. It is an endemic species being found in the Yangtze River Basin located in the Jiangxi Province of China.

Last revised
Aug 9, 2026
Read time
≈ 1 min
Length
134 w
Citations
2
Source
Oreonectes weii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Oreonectes
Species:
O. weii
Binomial name
Oreonectes weii
Luo T, Ling W-Q, Cao H-L, Zhou J, Huang G-P, 2026

Oreonectes weii is a species of cypriniform fish that belongs to the family Nemacheiidae. It is an endemic species being found in the Yangtze River Basin located in the Jiangxi Province of China.1

The species was named in honor of Fu-Wen Wei, a conservation biologist known worldwide for his exceptional and pioneering contributions to biodiversity conservation and research.1

References

References

  1. Luo, Tao; Ling, Wen-Qing; Cao, Hai-Lin; Zhou, Jiang; Huang, Guang-Ping (2026-05-14). "A new endemic species Oreonectes weii sp. nov. (Cypriniformes, Nemacheilidae) within the Yangtze River Basin and its monsoon-driven evolutionary diversification". Zoosystematics and Evolution. 102 (3): 751–765. doi:10.3897/zse.102.186155. ISSN 1860-0743.