Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 14; Anal soft rays: 26 - 31; Vertebrae: 72 - 76.

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Osmeriformes

Family: Salangidae

Genus: Salanx

Species: Salanx ariakensis Kishinouye, 1902

Climate Zone

Biology

Used in Chinese medicine (Ref. 12166).

Habitat

freshwater

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated

Threat to Humans

Harmless