Japanese icefish (Salangichthys microdon)

Scientific name: Salangichthys microdon Bleeker, 1860

Japanese icefish (Salangichthys microdon)

The Japanese icefish (Salangichthys microdon) is a freshwater fish of the family Salangidae. Native range: Northwest Pacific, eastern Siberia, Japan, Korea and Russia.

Biology

Marine species which enters rivers and estuaries.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Salangichthys microdon
Family
Salangidae (Icefishes or noodlefishes)
Order
Osmeriformes (Smelts)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
10.0
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; anadromous
Climate
Polar
Distribution
Northwest Pacific: eastern Siberia, Japan, Korea and Russia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Fec = 1,300)

Sources

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

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