Salangidae

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Salangidae
Protosalanx hyalocranius
Salanx chinensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Osmeriformes
Suborder: Osmeroidei
Family: Salangidae
Genera

Salangidae, the icefishes or noodlefishes, are a family of small

anadromous, only visiting fresh water to spawn.[2]

Appearance and life cycle

They are slender, have translucent or transparent bodies and almost no scales (females are entirely scale-less, while males have a few). The head is strongly depressed and has numerous teeth. The adults are believed to be neotenic, retaining some larval features. For example, the skeleton is not fully ossified, consisting largely of cartilage.[3] They are small fish, typically around 8 cm (3.1 in) long; only a few reach 16 cm (6.3 in),[4] and the largest species no more than 22.5 cm (8.9 in).[5]

Icefish rapidly reach maturity, have a high

Salangichthys microdon there are both populations that are resident and populations that are anadromous.[2]

As food and introduced species

Salangichthys microdon
(shirauo)

Icefish support important fisheries and are eaten in East Asia, often after being dried or cooked. They are also exported to southern Europe for use as a replacement for the more expensive transparent goby, a Mediterranean species used in the local cuisine.[7]

Because of their value as food fish, there have been many attempts of

Anabarilius grahami, which have become rare and threatened.[8][9][10]

See also

  • Sundasalanx, the Sundaland noodlefish, which formerly were included in Salangidae, but now are placed in their own family

References

  1. ^ a b Zhongsuo, W.; F. Cuizhang; L. Guangchun (2002). "Biodiversity of Chinese Icefishes (Salangidae) and their conserving strategies". Chinese Biodiversity. 10 (4): 416–424.
  2. ^
    doi:10.1046/j.1365-2419.2003.00226.x
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  3. ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2008). "Salangidae" in FishBase. December 2008 version.
  4. ISBN 0-12-547665-5
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  5. ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Species of Protosalanx in FishBase. March 2019 version.
  6. S2CID 9664389
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  7. doi:10.1016/j.foodcont.2010.11.020
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  8. S2CID 6002303
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  9. doi:10.1111/raq.12047
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  10. S2CID 84874731
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External links
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