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Neosalanx oligodontis Chen, 1956

Source-backed taxonomic record

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.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Neosalanx oligodontis Chen, 1956
Name authority
Chen, 1956
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. gigaclassActinopterygii
  8. superclassActinopteri
  9. classTeleostei
  10. orderOsmeriformes
  11. suborderOsmeroidei
  12. familySalangidae Bleeker, 1859
  13. genusNeosalanx Wakiya & Takahashi, 1937
  14. speciesNeosalanx oligodontis Chen, 1956

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Neosalanx. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Neosalanx jordani Wakiya & Takahashi, 1937SalangidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Neosalanx reganius Wakiya & Takahashi, 1937SalangidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Neosalanx taihuensis Chen, 1956SalangidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Neosalanx anderssoni (Rendahl, 1923)SalangidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Neosalanx hubbsi Wakiya & Takahashi, 1937SalangidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Neosalanx tangkahkeii (Wu, 1931)SalangidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 15 records assigned to Salangidae.

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.

  1. Chen, N.-S. (1956). On the salangid fishes of Lake Taihu. Acta Hydrobiologica Sinica, 2 (2): 324–335. [In Chinese, English summary.]. 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:747TW. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.