Neosalanx tangkahkeii (Wu, 1931)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Neosalanx tangkahkeii, the Chinese icefish or short-snout icefish, is a species of icefish endemic to fresh and brackish waters in China. Despite its common name it is not the only icefish in China, however the majority of the family to which it belongs are found in that country.
Neosalanx tangkahkeii is widely fished. In addition to being eaten in Asia, it is exported to southern Europe as a replacement of the more expensive transparent goby, a Mediterranean species used in the local cuisine. This replacement is often done openly, but sometimes it is done fraudulently.
Wikipedia contributors, Neosalanx tangkahkeii; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:19:59.345568+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Neosalanx tangkahkeii (Wu, 1931)
- Name authority
- (Wu, 1931)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Osmeriformes
- Family
- Salangidae
- Genus
- Neosalanx
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderOsmeriformes
- suborderOsmeroidei
- familySalangidae Bleeker, 1859
- genusNeosalanx Wakiya & Takahashi, 1937
- speciesNeosalanx tangkahkeii (Wu, 1931)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Neosalanx. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Neosalanx jordani Wakiya & Takahashi, 1937 | SalangidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Neosalanx reganius Wakiya & Takahashi, 1937 | SalangidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Neosalanx taihuensis Chen, 1956 | SalangidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Neosalanx oligodontis Chen, 1956 | SalangidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Neosalanx anderssoni (Rendahl, 1923) | SalangidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Neosalanx hubbsi Wakiya & Takahashi, 1937 | SalangidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Neosalanx pseudotaihuensis Zhang, 1987 Zhang, 1987 | synonym |
| Neosalanx tangkahkei (Wu, 1931) (Wu, 1931) | synonym |
| Protosalanx tangkahkeii Wu, 1931 Wu, 1931 | synonym |
| Neosalanx tangkehkeii | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=281704 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:46S6K. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.