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Scientific Name Oreoglanis insignis  Ng & Rainboth, 2001
Common Name
Type Locality Longchuanjiang and Dajiang, near Qushi, Baoshan prefecture, Yunnan Province, China.
Etymology Greek, oreos = mountain+Greek, glanis = Latin 
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Size 84mm or 3.3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification A key to the species of the genus Oreoglanis is found HERE.
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Distribution Asia: upper Irrawaddy and Salween (Nu Jiang) river drainages in northern Myanmar and southwestern China.
IUCN Red List Category Data Deficient, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2012.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology University of Michigan No. 732, pp 15, Fig. 8.
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Last Update 2020 Oct 26 15:24 (species record created: 2018 May 21 13:17)