Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Osmeriformes

Family: Salangidae

Genus: Neosalanx

Species: Neosalanx pseudotaihuensis Zhang, 1987

Climate Zone

Biology

A small transparent fish feeding exclusively on zooplankton. Commercially important in many lakes and reservoirs. Fish spawn in spring and die thereafter.

Habitat

benthopelagic

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated

Threat to Humans

Harmless