''Sundasalanx'', the Sundaland noodlefishes, is the only genus in the family Sundasalangidae, which belongs to the same order as the

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s and their relatives. This family of extremely small fishes is restricted to freshwater environments of

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with

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being home to the majority of species. The seven currently recognized species in this genus are: * '' Sundasalanx malleti'' Siebert & Crimmen, 1997 * '' Sundasalanx megalops'' Siebert & Crimmen, 1997 * '' Sundasalanx mekongensis''

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, 1999 * '' Sundasalanx mesops'' Siebert & Crimmen, 1997 * '' Sundasalanx microps'' T. R. Roberts, 1981 * '' Sundasalanx platyrhynchus'' Siebert & Crimmen, 1997 * '' Sundasalanx praecox'' T. R. Roberts, 1981 (dwarf noodlefish) The

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classifies ''Sundasalanx'' as a pedomorphic genus within the family

Clupeidae Clupeidae is a family of ray-finned fishes, comprising, for instance, the herrings, shads, sardines, hilsa, and menhadens. The clupeoids include many of the most important food fishes in the world, and are also commonly caught for production of ...

rather than as an independent family, while this is not consistent.

References

Fish of Asia Taxa named by Tyson R. Roberts Freshwater fish genera {{Clupeiformes-stub