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 are found in the country.

Neosalanx tangkahkeii
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Osmeriformes
Family: Salangidae
Genus: Neosalanx
Species:
N. tangkahkeii
Binomial name
Neosalanx tangkahkeii
(H. W. Wu, 1931)
Synonyms

Neosalanx taihuensis
N. S. Chen, 1956

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.

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