Scientific Name
Salangichthys microdon

Common Name
Japanese icefish

Biology
Marine species which enters rivers and estuaries (Ref. 26334, 37812).

Classification

Classified By

Bleeker, 1860

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Smelts (Osmeriformes)

Family

Icefishes or noodlefishes (Salangidae)

Distribution

Region

Northwest Pacific

Distribution

Northwest Pacific: eastern Siberia, Japan, Korea and Russia (Ref. 26334).

Range

52°N - 32°N

Environment

Climate

Polar

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

Unknown m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; anadromous (Ref. 51243)

Trophic Level

3.68 s.e. 0.57 Based on food items.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

True

Occurs in Fresh Water

True

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

10.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.7500 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: commercial

Vulnerability

Moderate vulnerability (36 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Fec = 1,300)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated