Neosalangichthys
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Osmeriformes
Family: Salangidae
Genus: Neosalangichthys
C. Z. Fu, L. Guo, R. Xia, Jun Li & G. C. Lei, 2012
Species:
N. ishikawae
Binomial name
Neosalangichthys ishikawae
(Wakiya & N. Takahashi, 1913)
Synonyms

Salangichthys ishikawae Wakiya & N. Takahashi, 1913

Neosalangichthys ishikawae, the Ishikawa icefish, is a species of Salangidae that is endemic to marine waters near the coast in northern Honshu, Japan.[1] Originally placed in the genus Salangichthys, the species was assigned in 2012 to the monotypic genus Neosalangichthys.[2] 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. Unlike the more widespread S. microdon with which it often occurs, N. ishikawae does not occur in fresh water.[1]

This species reaches up to 7.4 cm (2.9 in) in standard length,[3] and six adult females with eggs had a total length of 6.3–6.8 cm (2.5–2.7 in).[1] Despite the small size, both this species and S. microdon are caught in commercial fisheries.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Senta, T., I. Kinoshita, and T. Kitamura (1986). Larval Ishikawa Icefish, Salangichthys ishikawae from Surf Zones of Central Honshu, Japan. Bull. Fac. Fish. Nagasaki Univ. 59: 29–35.
  2. ↑ Fu, C., Guo, J., Xia, R., Li, J. & Lei, G. (2012): A multilocus phylogeny of Asian noodlefishes Salangidae (Teleostei: Osmeriformes) with a revised classification of the family. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 62 (3): 848-855. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2011.11.031
  3. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2017). "Neosalangichthys ishikawae" in FishBase. March 2017 version.


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