Salangidae

Ishikawa Icefish

Neosalangichthys ishikawae

• Temperate
• Regional distribution
• East Asia
• Elongated
• Small
• Temperate fish

Neosalangichthys ishikawae, the Ishikawa icefish, is a species of Salangidae that is endemic to marine waters near the coast in northern Honshu, Japan. Originally placed in the genus Salangichthys, the species was assigned in 2012 to the monotypic genus Neosalangichthys. Adults stay in relatively shallow open marine waters, but larve and immatures typically stay off beaches, often in the surf zone, in waters that range from marine to brackish.