Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 12; Anal soft rays: 26 - 29. Slim and long body, straight in the back and stomach. Head looks like a triangle from the top. Smooth body without scale, only male has a line of thin scales (around 18) near the origin of the caudal fin. A line of black spots located along the side of the stomach, starting from the origin of the pectoral fin till the origin of the caudal fin. White opaque body (Ref. 33336).

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Osmeriformes

Family: Salangidae

Genus: Salanx

Species: Salanx chinensis (Osbeck, 1765)

Climate Zone

Biology

Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

freshwater

Conservation Status

Data deficient

Threat to Humans

Harmless