Neosalanx tangkahkeii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Osmeriformes |
Family: | Salangidae |
Genus: | Neosalanx |
Species: | N. tangkahkeii
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Binomial name | |
Neosalanx tangkahkeii (H. W. Wu, 1931)
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Synonyms | |
Neosalanx taihuensis |
Neosalanx tangkahkeii, the Chinese icefish or short-snout icefish, is a species of icefish endemic to fresh and brackish waters in China.[1][2] Despite its common name it is not the only icefish in China; the majority of the species in this family are found in the country.[3]
Neosalanx tangkahkeii is widely fished. In addition to being eaten in Asia, it is exported to southern Europe as a replacement of the more expensive transparent goby, a Mediterranean species used in the local cuisine. This replacement is often done openly, but sometimes it is done fraudulently.[4]