Clearhead icefish (Protosalanx hyalocranius)

Scientific name: Protosalanx hyalocranius Abbott, 1901

Clearhead icefish (Protosalanx hyalocranius)

The Clearhead icefish (Protosalanx hyalocranius) is a freshwater fish of the family Salangidae. Native range: Northwest Pacific, Korea, and temperate coast of China. Also known from Viet Nam.

Species facts

Scientific name
Protosalanx hyalocranius
Family
Salangidae (Icefishes or noodlefishes)
Order
Osmeriformes (Smelts)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
13.0
Common length
9.0
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; anadromous
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Northwest Pacific: Korea, and temperate coast of China. Also known from Viet Nam.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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