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Speonectes tiomanensis is a species of stone loach that is endemic to Malaysia and only known from a cave on Tioman Island. This fish reaches a length of 5.8 centimetres (2.3 in) SL.[3] This species is the only known member of its genus, but it was formerly included in Sundoreonectes. It is the only cavefish known from Malaysia.[4]

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Speonectes
Critically endangered
Critically endangered, possibly extinct (IUCN 3.1)[1]
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Speonectes
Species:
S. tiomanensis
Binomial name
Speonectes tiomanensis
(Kottelat, 1990)[2]
Synonyms
  • Sundoreonectes tiomanensis Kottelat, 1990
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