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Salangidae

Clearhead icefish

Protosalanx chinensis

Salangid Fish of Coastal Waters

Silver
Temperate
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
East Asia
Southeast Asia
Elongated
Medium
Temperate fish

Clearhead icefish is a brackish-water fish from Asia. It inhabits estuaries and brackish water. Records give a maximum length of 21 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Smelts and Allies
Family: Salangidae
Genus: Protosalanx
Maximum length: 21 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Asia: Korea and China (Ref. 38401 ); Viet Nam (Ref. 44416 ).
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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