TABLE 2 Meristics and morphometrics of six species from the genus Oreonectes CharacterO. guilinensis sp. nov.O. platycephalusO. anopthalmusO. guananensisO. polystigmusO. luochengensisRangeMean ± SDRangeMean ± SDRangeMean ± SDRangeMean ± SDRangeMean ± SDRangeMean ± SDNo. of specimen81036115Dorsal fin777777Anal fin575555Pectoral fin9 – 109 – 101011 – 1210 – 1111 – 12Pelvic fin6 – 7747 – 86 – 77Caudal fin13 – 1414 – 161215 – 1614 – 1515 – 17Lateral line pores4 – 613 – 17–7 – 105 – 1411 – 13Standard length (L S, mm)51.9 – 73.065.0 ± 6.146.2 – 72.552.3 ± 7.526.5 – 40.134.8 ± 7.353.0 – 76.663.9 ± 9.934.3 – 58.645.4 ± 8.366.8 – 73.971.6 ± 2.9% L SBody height16.5 – 18.717.5 ± 0.811.5 – 15.813.6 ± 1.511.6 – 13.612.6 ± 1.015.1 – 18.316.5 ± 1.111.0 – 16.714.3 ± 1.714.6 – 17.216.3 ± 1.0Maximum body height17. – 20.018.7 ± 0.812.3 – 17.114.8 ± 1.712.8 – 14.213.4 ± 0.715.8 – 19.317.5 ± 1.213.9 – 19.416.3 ± 1.916.4 – 17.817.2 ± 0.5Body width14.0 – 16.715.5 ± 0.98.3 – 9.48.8 ± 0.39.6 – 11.810.5 ± 1.211.3 – 13.112.3 ± 0.66.5 – 12.68.5 ± 1.912.1 – 12.512.3 ± 0.2Maximum body width17.2 – 19.818.4 ± 0.910.6 – 15.413.0 ± 1.413.2 – 15.914.3 ± 1.413.9 – 16.815.0 ± 1.011.5 – 17.113.8 ± 1.714.8 – 16.015.4 ± 0.5Body width at anus11.5 – 13.512.4 ± 0.67.2 – 9.18.3 ± 0.67.9 – 10.39.2 ± 1.29.0 – 10.49.7 ± 0.55.3 – 10.17.0 ± 1.69.6 – 10.09.8 ± 0.2Predorsal length57.0 – 61.659.6 ± 0.657.3 – 61.059.4 ± 1.260.5 – 64.562.4 ± 2.056.7 – 58.057.3 ± 0.555.8 – 63.360.2 ± 2.356.0 – 58.058.3 ± 0.8Dorsal-fin length15.9 – 19.117.5 ± 1.017.6 – 19.919.1 ± 0.713.7 – 17.015.4 ± 1.615.7 – 18.717.1 ± 0.916.3 – 20.618.1 ± 1.217.7 – 19.118.6 ± 0.5Dorsal-fin base length6.6 – 10.29.0 ± 1.18.7 – 11.510.0 ± 0.79.4 – 10.89.9 ± 0.79.1 – 9.69.4 ± 0.28.6 – 12.110.2 ± 1.210.1 – 10.510.3 ± 0.2Prepelvic length54.7 – 59.056.5 ± 1.748.1 – 51.349.8 ± 1.058.5 – 61.359.6 ± 1.553.2 – 55.454.0 ± 0.850.4 – 55.653.6 ± 1.751.9 – 57.954.0 ± 2.4Pelvic-fin length12.0 – 13.913.2 ± 0.616.9 – 19.118.1 ± 0.79.9 – 10.810.3 ± 0.512.2 – 13.713.1 ± 0.512.9 – 15.913.9 ± 1.012.2 – 13.212.5 ± 0.4Pelvic-fin base length3.1 – 3.43.3 ± 0.13.5 – 5.74.2 ± 0.71.9 – 2.92.5 ± 0.53.3 – 3.73.5 ± 0.22.3 – 3.62.9 ± 0.53.0 – 3.73.3 ± 0.2Pre-anus length71.4 – 75.973.3 ± 1.563.8 – 70.567.8 ± 2.068.6 – 72.269.9 ± 2.068.9 – 71.870.6 ± 1.067.3 – 73.271.1 ± 1.668.4 – 73.570.9 ± 1.8Pre-anal length77.2 – 82.980.5 ± 1.972.7 – 79.075.7 ± 2.174.3 – 77.475.4 ± 1.7755.9 – 78.177.0 ± 0.973.0 – 78.577.1 ± 1.775.0 – 79.477.8 ± 1.7Anal fin length14.0 – 16.015.0 ± 0.716.8 – 20.618.4 ± 1.311.7 – 15.313.4 ± 1.813.7 – 15.414.3 ± 0.814.3 – 19.915.8 ± 1.515.1 – 16.415.8 ± 0.5Anal-fin base length6.0 – 7.26.7 ± 0.47.8 – 10.78.9 ± 0.95.9 – 9.47.9 ± 1.86.8 – 8.47.4 ± 0.62.5 – 9.78.0 ± 2.07.3 – 7.77.4 ± 0.2Prepectoral length20.8 – 24.823.5 ± 1.319.6 – 23.421.6 ± 1.024.0 – 26.125.4 ± 1.220.3 – 22.621.0 ± 0.919.9 – 25.523.1 ± 1.819.2 – 20.919.8 ± 0.6Pectoral-fin length15.6 – 17.516.6 ± 0.716.8 – 20.418.7 ± 1.113.1 – 15.213.9 ± 1.115.5 – 16.616.1 ± 0.413.4 – 18.615.3 ± 1.715.8 – 17.216.6 ± 0.6Pectoral-fin base length3.1 – 4.53.7 ± 0.53.5 – 5.44.7 ± 0.63.6 – 5.04.3 ± 0.73.5 – 4.84.0 ± 0.52.8 – 5.13.5 ± 0.63.9 – 4.54.4 ± 0.3Caudal-fin length19.8 – 23.121.520.5 – 24.720.7 ± 1.513.6 – 19.115.9 ± 2.918.4 – 20.319.1 ± 0.813.5 – 23.119.1 ± 2.516.8 – 18.217.5 ± 0.5Caudal-peduncle length11.9 – 18.715.814.9 – 18.916.1 ± 1.117.3 – 18.217.7 ± 0.515.0 – 16.315.4 ± 0.514.2 – 16.515.2 ± 0.814.0 – 16.315.8 ± 0.8Caudal-peduncle depth10.5 – 11.711.18.0 – 12.110.8 ± 1.18.9 – 10.29.7 ± 0.69.4 – 10.910.3 ± 0.57.3 – 11.58.5 ± 1.49.2 – 10.39.8 ± 0.5Head length (L H)19.9 – 23.321.420.4 – 21.721.0 ± 0.424.3 – 25.424.9 ± 0.519.8 – 20.720.0 ± 0.316.6 – 24.922.4 ± 2.219.6 – 20.520.0 ± 0.4RangeMean ± SDRangeMean ± SDRangeMean ± SDRangeMean ± SDRangeMean ± SDRangeMean ± SD% L HHead height at eye44.4 – 50.346.9 ± 2.239.1 – 46.242.2 ± 2.3––50.1 – 54.952 ± 2.037.9 – 47.441.7 ± 2.946.0 – 50.248.3 ± 1.8Head height at nape54.5 – 63.057.8 ± 3.645.2 – 53.349.8 ± 3.147.8 – 59.252.1 ± 6.259.7 – 64.461.8 ± 1.847.0 – 55.450.9 ± 3.256.2 – 68.161.0 ± 4.7Head width at eye57.3 – 71.364.2 ± 4.450.8 – 64.057.9 ± 3.9––66.7 – 71.169 ± 1.517.0 – 60.245.8 ± 11.459.472.865.1 ± 5.0Maximum head width76.5 – 83.679.7 ± 3.063.8 – 72.368.4 ± 3.262.3 – 77.770.6 ± 7.877.5 – 83.880.7 ± 2.057.2 – 69.963.0 ± 4.266.3 – 85.973.4 ± 7.6Snout length37.1 – 42.340.8 ± 1.737.8 – 45.341.7 ± 2.2––32.1 – 39.635.2 ± 2.532.6 – 40.936.9 ± 2.934.0 – 41.236.1 ± 2.9Outer rostral barbel length57.9 – 70.063.5 ± 4.047.655.252.3 ± 2.323.6 – 39.433.3 ± 8.561.8 – 78.672.9 ± 6.243.0 – 73.158.2 ± 8.047.8 – 63.654.7 ± 7.0Maxillary barbel length49.8 – 66.857.6 ± 4.943.7 – 48.845.8 ± 1.724.6 – 36.228.6 ± 6.658.0 – 71.262.6 ± 4.941.8 – 62.749.7 ± 6.245.2 – 60.250.7 ± 6.7Postocular head length43.5 – 52.548.8 ± 3.148.0 – 56.451.1 ± 2.8––44.3 – 51.247.6 ± 2.847.3 – 53.750.6 ± 1.944.6 – 52.747.1 ± 3.2Eye diameter9.7 – 14.111.6 ± 1.514.5 – 18.516.3 ± 1.6––13.4 – 15.914.6 ± 0.913.2 – 17.515.5 ± 1.611.4 – 12.512.0 ± 0.45Interorbital width40.5 – 44.342.1 ± 1.339.9 – 46.243.5 ± 2.4––45.8 – 50.148.0 ± 1.935.7 – 46.138.7 ± 3.639.0 – 41.240.2 ± 1.0Length of anterior nostril tube and barbel8.5 – 13.010.9 ± 1.813.4 – 19.016.2 ± 1.85.0 – 6.65.9 ± 0.811.8 – 15.213.3 ± 1.37.7 – 12.89.5 ± 1.712.3 – 14.313.3 ± 0.9Pre-anterior nostril length19.7 – 26.322.1 ± 2.315.0 – 21.118.3 ± 2.014.1 – 18.415.8 ± 2.217.0 – 19.018.1 ± 0.712.9 – 19.116.7 ± 2.018.8 – 19.719.2 ± 0.4Distance between anterior and posterior nostrils5.7 – 9.17.4 ± 1.24.7 – 776.2 ± 0.93.4 – 4.13.6 ± 0.43. 4 – 4.94.5 ± 0.65.3 – 7.86.5 ± 0.75.5 – 8.26.3 ± 1.1Distance between posterior nostrils31.3 – 37.634.4 ± 2.036. – 42.840.0 ± 1.838.2 – 41.239.8 ± 1.535.3 – 39.137.2 ± 1531.2 – 37.834.8 ± 2.031.4 – 34.132.9 ± 1.0Distance between eye and posterior nostril4.8 – 7.26.0 ± 1.03.0 – 4.53.8 ± 0.5––1.7 – 4.43.1 ± 0.93.1 – 5.74.0 ± 0.83.3 – 4.03.7 ± 0.2 (Continues)

Published as part of Huang, Jin-Qing, Yang, Jian, Wu, Zhi-Qiang & Zhao, Ya-Hui, 2020, Oreonectes guilinensis (Teleostei, Cypriniformes, Nemacheilidae), a new loach species from Guangxi, China, pp. 114-115 in Journal of Fish Biology 96 (1) on page 114, DOI: 10.1111/jfb.14191, http://zenodo.org/record/10981618