Neosalanx

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Stomiati
Ordo: Osmeriformes
Superfamilia: Osmeroidea
Name

Neosalanx tangkahkeii

Neosalanx is a genus of icefishes native to Eastern Asia, ranging from Korea, through Japan and China, to Vietnam. They inhabit coastal marine waters, estuaries and river basins (including lakes). There are both species that are threatened and species that are widespread.[1]

They are up to 7.9 cm (3.1 in) in standard length.[2] Despite their small size they are important food fish, and for this reason there have been attempts of introducing N. pseudotaihuensis, N. taihuensis and N. tangkahkeii to parts of China where not naturally found. Most of these attempted introductions failed, but some were successful and in these places they are now often the most common fish. Feeding on planktonic crustaceans and tiny fish, they have outcompeted certain native fish like Anabarilius grahami, which have become rare and threatened.[3][4][5][6]
Species

Fishbase currently recognizes 10 species in this genus, though N. taihuensis was found to be invalid during the DNA sequencing:[2]

Neosalanx anderssoni (Rendahl (de), 1923)
Neosalanx argentea (S. Y. Lin, 1932)
Neosalanx brevirostris (Pellegrin, 1923)
Neosalanx hubbsi Wakiya & N. Takahashi, 1937
Neosalanx jordani Wakiya & N. Takahashi, 1937
Neosalanx oligodontis N. S. Chen, 1956
Neosalanx pseudotaihuensis Y. L. Zhang, 1987
Neosalanx reganius Wakiya & N. Takahashi, 1937
Neosalanx tangkahkeii (H. W. Wu, 1931) (Chinese icefish)

Genome

The mitochondrial genome of the Neosalanx is 16550 base pairs long.[7]
References

Zhongsuo, W.; F. Cuizhang; L. Guangchun (2002). "Biodiversity of Chinese Icefishes (Salangidae) and their conserving strategies". Chinese Biodiversity. 10 (4): 416–424.
Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Species of Neosalanx in FishBase. February 2019 version.
Kang, B.; J. Deng; Z. Wang; J. Zhang (2013). "Transplantation of Icefish (Salangidae) in China: Glory or Disaster?". Reviews in Aquaculture. 7 (1): 13–27. doi:10.1111/raq.12047.
Qin, J.; J. Xu; P. Xie (2007). "Diet overlap between the endemic fish Anabarilius grahami (Cyprinidae) and the exotic noodlefish Neosalanx taihuensis (Salangidae) in Lake Fuxian, China". Journal of Freshwater Ecology. 22 (3): 365–370. doi:10.1080/02705060.2007.9664165.
Ye, S.; M. Lin; L. Li; J. Liu; L. Song; Z. Li (2015). "Abundance and spatial variability of invasive fishes related to environmental factors in a eutrophic Yunnan Plateau lake, Lake Dianchi, southwestern China". Environmental Biology of Fishes. 98 (1): 209–224. doi:10.1007/s10641-014-0252-9.
Liu, Z. (2001). "Diet of the zooplanktivorous icefish Neosalanx pseudotaihuensis Zhang". Hydrobiologia. 459 (1): 51–56. doi:10.1023/A:1012578919268.
"Complete mitochondrial genome of Chinese icefish Neosalanx tangkahkeiis (Salmoniformes, Salangidae): comparison reveals Neosalanx taihuensis not a valid name". Mitochondrial DNA. 2015. doi:10.3109/19401736.2015.1015014.