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Protosalanx

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Salangidae

Rank
  
Genus

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Osmeriformes

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Protosalanx is a small genus of icefishes native to Asia. The name is derived from proto (Greek proto = first) and the latinization of salamga, Filipino for a kind of swallow. They are commercially fished and used for aquaculture in China.

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:

  • Protosalanx chinensis (Basilewsky, 1855)
  • Protosalanx hyalocranius (J. F. Abbott, 1901) (Clearhead icefish)

    • References

    Protosalanx Wikipedia
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