Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Osmeriformes
Family: Salangidae Icefishes or noodlefishes

Genus: Neosalanx

(See list of species below)


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10 species (see list below)
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Photo by Kim, I.-S.

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

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Neosalanx anderssoni
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Max. Length 9.5 cm TL
 
Neosalanx argentea
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Max. Length 7 cm SL
 
Neosalanx brevirostris
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Neosalanx hubbsi
[]

Photo by Kim, I.-S.

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

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Neosalanx jordani
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Max. Length 6.8 cm TL
 
Neosalanx oligodontis
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Max. Length 7.8 cm TL
 
Neosalanx pseudotaihuensis
[]

Photo by Islam, Md. S.

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

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Neosalanx reganius
[]

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

Asia
Max. Length 9.8 cm TL
Neosalanx taihuensis Chen, 1956

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Neosalanx taihuensis
[Yangtze icefish]

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Asia
Max. Length 8 cm SL
Neosalanx tangkahkeii (Wu, 1931)

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Neosalanx tangkahkeii
[Chinese icefish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Neosalanx anderssoni Northwest Pacific 7.9 SL 1923
Neosalanx argentea Asia 9.5 TL 1932
Neosalanx brevirostris Northwest Pacific 7 SL 1923
Neosalanx hubbsi Asia. 1937
Neosalanx jordani Northwest Pacific 5.8 SL 1937
Neosalanx oligodontis Asia 6.8 TL 1956
Neosalanx pseudotaihuensis Asia 7.8 TL 1987
Neosalanx reganius Asia 7 TL 1937
Neosalanx taihuensis Yangtze icefish Asia 9.8 TL 1956
Neosalanx tangkahkeii Chinese icefish Asia 8 SL 1931



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