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Neosalanx anderssoni (Rendahl, 1923) |
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photo by
Kim, I.-S. |
| Family: | Salangidae (Icefishes or noodlefishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 7.9 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater; brackish; marine, anadromous | |||
| Distribution: | Northwest Pacific: rivers in Korea and China flowing into the Yellow sea. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 15-15; Anal soft rays: 30-30; 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). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 11 January 2023 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||