| 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: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 11 January 2023 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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