''Neosalanx'' is a genus of icefishes native to Eastern Asia, ranging from Korea, through Japan and China, to Vietnam. They inhabit coastal marine waters,

estuaries An estuary is a partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea. Estuaries form a transition zone between river environments and maritime environm ...

and

river basin A drainage basin is an area of land in which all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, th ...

s (including lakes). There are both species that are

threatened A threatened species is any species (including animals, plants and fungi) which is vulnerable to extinction in the near future. Species that are threatened are sometimes characterised by the population dynamics measure of ''critical depensatio ...

and species that are widespread. They are up to in

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. Despite their small size they are important

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, and for this reason there have been attempts of

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''N. pseudotaihuensis'', ''N. taihuensis'' and ''N. tangkahkeii'' to parts of China where not naturally found. Most of these attempted introductions failed, but some were successful and in these places they are now often the most common fish. Feeding on

plankton Plankton are the diverse collection of organisms that drift in Hydrosphere, water (or atmosphere, air) but are unable to actively propel themselves against ocean current, currents (or wind). The individual organisms constituting plankton are ca ...

ic crustaceans and tiny fish, they have outcompeted certain native fish like '' Anabarilius grahami'', which have become rare and threatened.

Species

Fishbase currently recognizes 10 species in this genus, though ''N. taihuensis'' was found to be invalid during the DNA sequencing: * '' Neosalanx anderssoni'' ( Rendahl ( de), 1923) * '' Neosalanx argentea'' ( S. Y. Lin, 1932) * ''

Neosalanx brevirostris ''Neosalanx'' is a genus of icefishes native to Eastern Asia, ranging from Korea, through Japan and China, to Vietnam. They inhabit coastal marine waters, estuaries and river basins (including lakes). There are both species that are threatened a ...

'' ( Pellegrin, 1923) * '' Neosalanx hubbsi'' Wakiya & N. Takahashi, 1937 * ''

Neosalanx jordani ''Neosalanx'' is a genus of icefishes native to Eastern Asia, ranging from Korea, through Japan and China, to Vietnam. They inhabit coastal marine waters, estuaries and river basins (including lakes). There are both species that are threatened a ...

'' Wakiya & N. Takahashi, 1937 * '' Neosalanx oligodontis'' N. S. Chen, 1956 * ''

Neosalanx pseudotaihuensis ''Neosalanx'' is a genus of icefishes native to Eastern Asia, ranging from Korea, through Japan and China, to Vietnam. They inhabit coastal marine waters, estuaries and river basins (including lakes). There are both species that are threatened a ...

'' Y. L. Zhang, 1987 * ''

Neosalanx reganius ''Neosalanx'' is a genus of icefishes native to Eastern Asia, ranging from Korea, through Japan and China, to Vietnam. They inhabit coastal marine waters, estuaries and river basins (including lakes). There are both species that are threatened a ...

'' Wakiya & N. Takahashi, 1937 * ''

Neosalanx tangkahkeii ''Neosalanx tangkahkeii'', the Chinese icefish or short-snout icefish, is a species of icefish endemic to fresh and brackish waters in China. Despite its common name it is not the only icefish in China; the majority of the species in this family ...

'' ( H. W. Wu, 1931) (Chinese icefish)

Genome

The

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genome of the ''Neosalanx'' is 16550

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s long.

References

Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Osmeriformes-stub