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Fish Identification: Find Species

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

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20 species

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Max. Length 13.6 cm TL
 
Hemisalanx brachyrostralis
No picture found

Max. Length 19 cm TL
 
Leucosoma reevesii
No picture found

Max. Length 7.4 cm SL
 
Neosalangichthys ishikawae
Photo by Kim, I.-S.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 7.9 cm SL
Neosalanx anderssoni (Rendahl, 1923)
Photo by Kim, I.-S.
 
Neosalanx anderssoni
No picture found

Max. Length 9.5 cm TL
 
Neosalanx argentea
No picture found

Max. Length 7 cm SL
 
Neosalanx brevirostris
No picture found
 
Neosalanx hubbsi
Photo by Kim, I.-S.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 5.8 cm SL
Neosalanx jordani Wakiya & Takahashi, 1937
Photo by Kim, I.-S.
 
Neosalanx jordani
No picture found

Max. Length 6.8 cm TL
 
Neosalanx oligodontis
No picture found

Max. Length 7.8 cm TL
 
Neosalanx pseudotaihuensis
Photo by Islam, Md. S.

Asia
Max. Length 7 cm TL
Neosalanx reganius Wakiya & Takahashi, 1937
Photo by Islam, Md. S.
 
Neosalanx reganius
Photo by Zhu, F.-Y & Tang, J.-F.

Asia
Max. Length 9.8 cm TL
Neosalanx taihuensis Chen, 1956
Photo by Zhu, F.-Y & Tang, J.-F.
 
Neosalanx taihuensis
[Yangtze icefish]
Photo by CAFS

Asia
Max. Length 8 cm SL
Neosalanx tangkahkeii (Wu, 1931)
Photo by CAFS
 
Neosalanx tangkahkeii
[Chinese icefish]
Photo by Kim, I.-S.

Asia
Max. Length 21 cm SL
Protosalanx chinensis (Basilewsky, 1855)
Photo by Kim, I.-S.
 
Protosalanx chinensis
Photo by CAFS

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 22.5 cm SL
Protosalanx hyalocranius (Abbott, 1901)
Photo by CAFS
 
Protosalanx hyalocranius
[Clearhead icefish]
Photo by Kim, I.-S.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Salangichthys microdon (Bleeker, 1860)
Photo by Kim, I.-S.
 
Salangichthys microdon
[Japanese icefish]
Photo by Kim, I.-S.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 14.7 cm SL
Salanx ariakensis Kishinouye, 1902
Photo by Kim, I.-S.
 
Salanx ariakensis
Photo by CAFS

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 16.1 cm SL
Salanx chinensis (Osbeck, 1765)
Photo by CAFS
 
Salanx chinensis
[Chinese noodlefish]
No picture found

Max. Length 15.3 cm SL
 
Salanx cuvieri
[Noodlefish]
Photo by CAFS

Northwest Pacific.
Max. Length 13.9 cm TL
Salanx prognathus (Regan, 1908)
Photo by CAFS
 
Salanx prognathus


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Hemisalanx brachyrostralis Asia 13.6 TL 1934
Leucosoma reevesii Asia 19 TL 1831
Neosalangichthys ishikawae Asia 7.4 SL 1913
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
Protosalanx chinensis Asia 21 SL 1855
Protosalanx hyalocranius Clearhead icefish Northwest Pacific 22.5 SL 1901
Salangichthys microdon Japanese icefish Northwest Pacific 10 TL 1860
Salanx ariakensis Northwest Pacific 14.7 SL 1902
Salanx chinensis Chinese noodlefish Northwest Pacific 16.1 SL 1765
Salanx cuvieri Noodlefish Northwest Pacific 15.3 SL 1850
Salanx prognathus Northwest Pacific. 13.9 TL 1908



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