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Salangidae (Icefishes or noodlefishes)
Etymology: Neosalanx: Greek, neos = new + latinization of salamga, Philippines, a kind of swallow (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Johan Gunnar Andersson (1874–1960) was a Swedish archaeologist, geologist and palaeontologist who was Director of Sweden’s National Geological Survey. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; anadromous (Ref. 51243). Temperate; 40°N - 24°N (Ref. 26213)
Northwest Pacific: rivers in Korea and China flowing into the Yellow sea.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?, range 8 - ? cm
Max length : 7.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 34809)
Dorsal soft rays (total): 15; Anal soft rays: 30; Vertebrae: 63 - 65. Differs from all other Neosalanx by its relatively large size, to 10 cm (versus only to 6.4 cm) and more numerous total vertebrae, 63-65 (versus 59 or less), snout relatively elongate; males with 20-28 anal scales (Ref. 34809).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
McDowall, R.M., 1988. Diadromy in fishes: migrations between freshwater and marine environments. Croom Helm, London. (Ref. 26213)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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