Neosalanx pseudotaihuensis
Neosalanx pseudotaihuensis Zhang, 1987


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Family:  Salangidae (Icefishes or noodlefishes)
Max. size:  7.75 cm TL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 1 years
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: Naturally occurring in central and eastern China, widely introduced elsewhere.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  A small transparent fish feeding exclusively on zooplankton. Commercially important in many lakes and reservoirs. Fish spawn in spring and die thereafter.
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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