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Salangidae (Icefishes or noodlefishes)
Etymology: Neosalanx: Greek, neos = new + latinization of salamga, Philippines, a kind of swallow (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Subtropical
Asia: endemic to China. Inhabits mainly the middle and lower reaches of the
Yangtze River, including its tributaries and affiliated lakes (Ref. 94033).
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 6.3, range 5 - 7.46 cm
Max length : 9.8 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 112059); max. reported age: 1.00 years (Ref. 94033)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Zhang, W., 1998. China's biodiversity: a country study. China Environmental Science Press, Beijing. 476 p. (Ref. 33508)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5010 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00209 (0.00125 - 0.00348), b=3.18 (3.04 - 3.32), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Generation time: 0.7 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 2
growth studies.
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).