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Genus of fishes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Salangichthys microdon, the Japanese icefish, is a species of icefish found in Japan, Korea and the Russian Far East. With the recent removal of S. ishikawae to the genus Neosalangichthys[1] this species is the only remaining member of the genus Salangichthys. This species grows to a total length of 10 cm (3.9 in).[2] Despite its small size, it is considered a food fish and caught in commercial fisheries.[3][4]
Salangichthys | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Osmeriformes |
Family: | Salangidae |
Genus: | Salangichthys Bleeker, 1860 |
Species: | S. microdon |
Binomial name | |
Salangichthys microdon (Bleeker, 1860) | |
Salangichthys microdon may show both migratory (anadromous; adults in salt water but moving to fresh water to breed) and non-migratory (always in brackish or fresh water) life histories, with both types periodically occurring together.[5][6]
In Japan, the fish is known as shirauo ("white fish"). It is often eaten raw as sashimi and sushi.
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