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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; benthopelagic. Temperate; 6°C - 30°C (Ref. 31517)
Asia: Naturally occurring in central and eastern China, widely introduced elsewhere.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.8 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. ); max. reported age: 1.00 years (Ref. 51979)
A small transparent fish feeding exclusively on zooplankton. Commercially important in many lakes and reservoirs. Fish spawn in spring and die thereafter.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Yuling, Z., 1987. A taxonomic study on the Chinese icefishes of the genus Neosalanx (Pisces: Salangidae), with description of a new species from the Lake Taihu. Zool. Res. 8(3):227-286. (Ref. 86517)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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