Salanx cuvieri Valenciennes, 1850
Noodlefish

Family:  Salangidae (Icefishes or noodlefishes)
Max. size:  15.3 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater; brackish; marine, anadromous
Distribution:  Northwest Pacific: China and Hong Kong (Ref. 34809); probably Viet Nam (Ref. 44416).
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-14; Anal soft rays: 27-29; Vertebrae: 76-79
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 06 October 2011 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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