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Salangichthys microdon
Salangichthys microdon (Bleeker, 1860)
Japanese icefish
Salangichthys microdon
photo by Kim, I.-S.

Family:  Salangidae (Icefishes or noodlefishes)
Max. size:  10 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 1.5 g
Environment:  demersal; freshwater; brackish; marine, anadromous
Distribution:  Northwest Pacific: eastern Siberia, Japan, Korea and Russia (Ref. 26334).
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-13; Anal soft rays: 22-28; Vertebrae: 59-65
Biology:  Marine species which enters rivers and estuaries (Ref. 26334, 37812).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 18 March 2020 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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