Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 15; Anal soft rays: 30; Vertebrae: 63 - 65. Differs from all other Neosalanx by its relatively large size, to 10 cm (versus only to 6.4 cm) and more numerous total vertebrae, 63-65 (versus 59 or less), snout relatively elongate; males with 20-28 anal scales (Ref. 34809).

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Osmeriformes

Family: Salangidae

Genus: Neosalanx

Species: Neosalanx anderssoni (Rendahl, 1923)

Climate Zone

Biology

Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

freshwater

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless