Protosalanx
| Protosalanx | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Osmeriformes |
| Family: | Salangidae |
| Genus: | Protosalanx Regan, 1908 |
Example of a Chinese clearhead icefish, Protosalanx hyalocranius. Taken from the paper announcing the publication of its genome.
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.[1]
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Protosalanx chinensis (Basilewsky, 1855)
- Protosalanx hyalocranius (J. F. Abbott, 1901) (Clearhead icefish)
References
- ↑ Fishbase Entry. http://www.fishbase.org/summary/12236. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Protosalanx in FishBase. February 2012 version.
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