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Family: Salangidae Icefishes or noodlefishes



(See list of species below)


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20 species (see list below)

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Asia
Max. Length 13.6 cm TL
 
Hemisalanx brachyrostralis
[]
No picture found
Asia
 
Leucosoma reevesii
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 7.4 cm SL
 
Neosalangichthys ishikawae
[]

Photo by Kim, I.-S.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 7.9 cm SL
Neosalanx anderssoni (Rendahl, 1923)

Photo by Kim, I.-S.
 
Neosalanx anderssoni
[]
No picture found
Asia
 
Neosalanx argentea
[]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 7 cm SL
 
Neosalanx brevirostris
[]
No picture found
Asia.
 
Neosalanx hubbsi
[]

Photo by Kim, I.-S.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 5.8 cm SL
Neosalanx jordani Wakiya & Takahashi, 1937

Photo by Kim, I.-S.
 
Neosalanx jordani
[]
No picture found
Asia
 
Neosalanx oligodontis
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 7.8 cm TL
 
Neosalanx pseudotaihuensis
[]

Photo by Islam, Md. S.

Asia
Max. Length 7 cm TL
Neosalanx reganius Wakiya & Takahashi, 1937

Photo by Islam, Md. S.
 
Neosalanx reganius
[]

Photo by Zhu, F.-Y & Tang, J.-F.

Asia
Max. Length 7.5 cm SL
Neosalanx taihuensis Chen, 1956

Photo by Zhu, F.-Y & Tang, J.-F.
 
Neosalanx taihuensis
[]

Photo by CAFS

Asia
Max. Length 6.3 cm SL
Neosalanx tangkahkeii (Wu, 1931)

Photo by CAFS
 
Neosalanx tangkahkeii
[Chinese icefish]

Photo by Kim, I.-S.

Asia
Max. Length 17 cm TL
Protosalanx chinensis (Basilewsky, 1855)

Photo by Kim, I.-S.
 
Protosalanx chinensis
[]

Photo by CAFS

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 22.5 cm SL
Protosalanx hyalocranius (Abbott, 1901)

Photo by CAFS
 
Protosalanx hyalocranius
[Clearhead icefish]

Photo by Kim, I.-S.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Salangichthys microdon (Bleeker, 1860)

Photo by Kim, I.-S.
 
Salangichthys microdon
[Japanese icefish]

Photo by Kim, I.-S.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 14.7 cm SL
Salanx ariakensis Kishinouye, 1902

Photo by Kim, I.-S.
 
Salanx ariakensis
[]

Photo by CAFS

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 16.1 cm SL
Salanx chinensis (Osbeck, 1765)

Photo by CAFS
 
Salanx chinensis
[Chinese noodlefish]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 15.3 cm SL
 
Salanx cuvieri
[Noodlefish]

Photo by CAFS

Northwest Pacific.
Max. Length 13.9 cm TL
Salanx prognathus (Regan, 1908)

Photo by CAFS
 
Salanx prognathus
[]
20 Species of Family Salangidae
(Icefishes or noodlefishes)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1934 Hemisalanx brachyrostralis Asia 13.6 TL
1831 Leucosoma reevesii Asia
1913 Neosalangichthys ishikawae Asia 7.4 SL
1923 Neosalanx anderssoni Northwest Pacific 7.9 SL
1932 Neosalanx argentea Asia
1923 Neosalanx brevirostris Northwest Pacific 7 SL
1937 Neosalanx hubbsi Asia.
1937 Neosalanx jordani Northwest Pacific 5.8 SL
1956 Neosalanx oligodontis Asia
1987 Neosalanx pseudotaihuensis Asia 7.8 TL
1937 Neosalanx reganius Asia 7 TL
1956 Neosalanx taihuensis Asia 7.5 SL
1931 Neosalanx tangkahkeii Chinese icefish Asia 6.3 SL
1855 Protosalanx chinensis Asia 17 TL
1901 Protosalanx hyalocranius Clearhead icefish Northwest Pacific 22.5 SL
1860 Salangichthys microdon Japanese icefish Northwest Pacific 10 TL
1902 Salanx ariakensis Northwest Pacific 14.7 SL
1765 Salanx chinensis Chinese noodlefish Northwest Pacific 16.1 SL
1850 Salanx cuvieri Noodlefish Northwest Pacific 15.3 SL
1908 Salanx prognathus Northwest Pacific. 13.9 TL



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