''Neosalanx'' is a genus of icefishes native to Eastern Asia, ranging from Korea, through Japan and China, to Vietnam. They inhabit coastal marine waters,

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and river basins (including lakes). There are both species that are

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and species that are widespread. They are up to in

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. Despite their small size they are important

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, and for this reason there have been attempts of

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''N. pseudotaihuensis'', ''N. taihuensis'' and ''N. tangkahkeii'' to parts of China where not naturally found. Most of these attempted introductions failed, but some were successful and in these places they are now often the most common fish. Feeding on

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ic crustaceans and tiny fish, they have outcompeted certain native fish like '' Anabarilius grahami'', which have become rare and threatened.

Species

Fishbase currently recognizes 10 species in this genus, though ''N. taihuensis'' was found to be invalid during the DNA sequencing: * '' Neosalanx anderssoni'' ( Rendahl ( de), 1923) * '' Neosalanx argentea'' ( S. Y. Lin, 1932) * '' Neosalanx brevirostris'' ( Pellegrin, 1923) * '' Neosalanx hubbsi'' Wakiya & N. Takahashi, 1937 * '' Neosalanx jordani'' Wakiya & N. Takahashi, 1937 * '' Neosalanx oligodontis'' N. S. Chen, 1956 * '' Neosalanx pseudotaihuensis'' Y. L. Zhang, 1987 * '' Neosalanx reganius'' Wakiya & N. Takahashi, 1937 * '' Neosalanx tangkahkeii'' ( H. W. Wu, 1931) (Chinese icefish)

Genome

The

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genome of the ''Neosalanx'' is 16550 base pairs long.

References

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