FAMILY Bleeker, 1859 - icefishes

GENUS Regan, 1908 - icefishes [=Hemisalanx Regan [C. T.], 1908:444] Notes: [ref. 3632]. Masc. Hemisalanx prognathus Regan, 1908. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Oken, 1817, but a valid subgenus Hemisalanx -- (Roberts 1984:206 [ref. 5318]). •Valid as Hemisalanx Regan, 1908 -- (Zhang & Qiao 1994:103 [ref. 18971], Zhang et al. 2007:335 [ref. 29562], Zhang et al. 2016:187 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Valid as Hemisalanx Regan, 1908. Salangidae.

Species Hemisalanx brachyrostralis (Fang, 1934) - Nanking icefish (author) [=Salanx brachyrostralis Fang [P.-W.], 1934:257] Notes: [Sinensia v. 4 (no. 9); ref. 1298] Nanking, China. Current status: Valid as Hemisalanx brachyrostralis (Fang, 1934). Salangidae. Distribution: Eastern Asia. Habitat: freshwater.

GENUS Leucosoma Gray, 1831 - icefishes [=Leucosoma Gray [J. E.], 1831:4] Notes: [ref. 1880]. Neut. Leucosoma reevesii Gray, 1831. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Salanx Oken, 1817, but a valid subgenus Leucosoma -- (Roberts 1984:206 [ref. 5318]). •Synonym of Salanx Cuvier, 1816 -- (Kottelat 2013:269 [ref. 32989]). •Valid as Leucosoma Gray 1831 -- (Liang in Pan et al. 1991:48 [ref. 23876], Zhang & Qiao 1994:103 [ref. 18971], Zhang et al. 2007:335 [ref. 29562], Fu et al. 2012:852 [ref. 31691], Zhang et al. 2016:187 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Valid as Leucosoma Cuvier, 1816. Salangidae.

Species Leucosoma chinensis (Osbeck, 1765) - Pearl River icefish (author) [=Albula chinensis Osbeck [P.], 1765:309] Notes: [Reise nach Ostindien und China; ref. 3311] Pearl River/Chu Chiang, at Huampo or Wampo/Huang Pu Harbour, Canton, Guandong Province, China. Current status: Valid as Leucosoma chinensis (Osbeck, 1765). Salangidae. Distribution: Western North Pacific. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

GENUS Neosalangichthys Fu et al., 2012 - icefishes [=Neosalangichthys Fu [C.-H.], Li [G.], Xia [R.] & Lei [G.-C.], 2012:xx] Notes: [ref. 31691]. Masc. ishikawae Wakiya & Takahasi 1913. Type by original designation (orthotype). Only online in Dec. 2011, awaiting publication in 2012. •Valid as Neosalangichthys Fu, Li, Xia & Lei 2012. Current status: Valid as Neosalangichthys Fu, Li, Xia & Lei, 2012. Salangidae.

Species Neosalangichthys ishikawae (Wakiya & Takahasi, 1913) - Ishikawa's icefish (author) [=Salangichthys ishikawae Wakiya [Y.] & Takahasi [N.], 1913:552, Pl. 13 (figs. C1-3)] Notes: [Dobutsugaku Zasshi = Zoological Magazine Tokyo v. 25; ref. 14990] Miyagi-ken, Japan. Current status: Valid as Neosalangichthys ishikawae (Wakiya & Takahasi, 1913). Salangidae. Distribution: Western North Pacific. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

GENUS Wakiya & Takahasi, 1937 - icefishes [=Neosalanx Wakiya [Y.] & Takahasi [N.], 1937:282] Notes: [ref. 4571]. Masc. Neosalanx jordani Wakiya & Takahas,i 1937. Type by original designation. •Valid as Neosalanx Wakiya & Takahasi, 1937 -- (Chen 1956:326 [ref. 23201], Roberts 1984:210 [ref. 5318], Liang in Pan et al. 1991:47 [ref. 23876], Zhang & Qiao 1994:103 [ref. 18971], Zhang et al. 2007:335 [ref. 29562], Fu et al. 2012:xx [ref. 31691], Kottelat 2013:268 [ref. 32989], Zhang et al. 2016:188 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Valid as Neosalanx Wakiya & Takahasi, 1937. Salangidae.

Species Neosalanx anderssoni Rendahl, 1923 - Andersson's icefish (author) [= anderssoni Rendahl [H.], 1923:92] Notes: [Zoologischer Anzeiger v. 56 (nos 3/4); ref. 15426] Shan-Hai-Kuan, [Shan hai huan], Chihli [Hopeh] Province, northeastern China. Current status: Valid as Neosalanx anderssoni (Rendahl, 1923). Salangidae. Distribution: Western North Pacific. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

Species Neosalanx brevirostris (Pellegrin, 1923) - Tonkin icefish (author) [=Protosalanx brevirostris Pellegrin [J.], 1923:351, Salanx argentea Lin [S.-Y.], 1932:63] Notes: [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 1) v. 29 (no. 5); ref. 15422] Tonkin, northern . Current status: Valid as Neosalanx brevirostris (Pellegrin, 1923). Salangidae. Distribution: Western North Pacific. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. (argentea) [Lingnan Science Journal, Canton v. 11 (no. 1); ref. 16379] Heungchow, China. Current status: Synonym of Neosalanx brevirostris (Pellegrin, 1923). Salangidae. Distribution: Western North Pacific (if valid). Habitat: freshwater.

Species Neosalanx hubbsi Wakiya & Takahasi, 1937 - Hubbs' icefish (author) [=Neosalanx hubbsi Wakiya [Y.] & Takahasi [N.], 1937:284, Pls. 17 (fig. 9-10), 21 (fig. h1-h2)] Notes: [Journal of the College of Agriculture, Imperial University Tokyo v. 14 (no. 4); ref. 4571] Tien-tsin and swatow, China; Korea, etc. Current status: Valid as Neosalanx hubbsi Wakiya & Takahasi, 1937. Salangidae. Distribution: Western North Pacific. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

Species Neosalanx jordani Wakiya & Takahasi, 1937 - Jordan's icefish (author) [=Neosalanx jordani Wakiya [Y.] & Takahasi [N.], 1937:282, Pls. 16 (figs. 5-6), 20 (fig. 27)] Notes: [Journal of the College of Agriculture, Imperial University Tokyo v. 14 (no. 4); ref. 4571] Oryokko (Yalu) River, Seisenko River, and Rakutoko River, Korea. Current status: Valid as Neosalanx jordani Wakiya & Takahasi, 1937. Salangidae. Distribution: Western North Pacific: Korea. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

Species Neosalanx oligodontis Chen, 1956 - Lake Tai icefish (author) [=Neosalanx oligodontis Chen [N.-S.], 1956:326] Notes: [English p. 334], Figs. 1, 2 [part] [Acta Hydrobiologica Sinica v. 2 (no. 2); ref. 23201] Lake Tai [Taihu], China. Current status: Valid as Neosalanx oligodontis Chen, 1956. Salangidae. Distribution: China. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Neosalanx reganius Wakiya & Takahasi, 1937 - Araike Bay icefish (author) [=Neosalanx reganius Wakiya [Y.] & Takahasi [N.], 1937:283, Pl. 17 (figs. 7-8)] Notes: [Journal of the College of Agriculture, Imperial University Tokyo v. 14 (no. 4); ref. 4571] Araike Bay, Kyushu, Japan. Current status: Valid as Neosalanx reganius Wakiya & Takahasi, 1937. Salangidae. Distribution: Western North Pacific: Japan. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

Species Neosalanx tangkahkeii (Wu, 1931) - Chinese icefish [=Protosalanx tangkahkeii Wu [H.-W.], 1931:219, Neosalanx pseudotaihuensis Zhang [Y.-L.], 1987:281 [286], Figs. 8-9, Neosalanx tangkahkeii var. taihuensis Chen [N.-S.], 1956:326] Notes: [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 2) v. 3 (no. 2); ref. 16349] Amoy, Fukien, China. Current status: Valid as Neosalanx tangkahkeii (Wu, 1931). Salangidae. Distribution: Coastal waters of the South China Sea and lakes and rivers mostly in the Yagtze River basin, China. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. (pseudotaihuensis) [Zoological Research v. 8 (no. 3); ref. 9142] Lake Taihu, China. Current status: Synonym of Neosalanx tangkahkeii (Wu, 1931). Salangidae. Distribution: Mostly in the River basin, China. Habitat: freshwater. (taihuensis) [English p. 334], Fig. 2 [part] [Acta Hydrobiologica Sinica v. 2 (no. 2); ref. 23201] Lake Tai [Taihu], China. Current status: Synonym of Neosalanx tangkahkeii (Wu, 1931). Salangidae. Distribution: Mostly in the Yangtze basin, China [if valid]. Habitat: freshwater.

GENUS Parasalanx Regan, 1908 - icefishes [=Parasalanx Regan [C. T.], 1908:444, Reganisalanx Fang [P.-W.], 1934:508] Notes: [ref. 3632]. Masc. Parasalanx gracillimus Regan, 1908. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan 1920:530 [ref. 4905]. •Synonym of Salanx Cuvier, 1816 -- (Roberts 1984:206 [ref. 5318]). •Valid as Parasalanx Regan, 1908 -- (Kottelat 2013:269 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Parasalanx Regan, 1908. Salangidae. (Reganisalanx) [ref. 1299]. Masc. Reganisalanx normani Fang, 1934. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Salanx Cuvier, 1816 -- (Roberts 1984:206 [ref. 5318]). •Valid as Reganisalanx Fang, 1934 -- (Chen 1956:324 [ref. 23201]). •Synonym of Parasalanx Regan, 1908 -- (Kottelat 2013:269 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Parasalanx Regan, 1908. Salangidae.

Species Parasalanx cuvieri (Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1850) - Cuvier's icefish (author) [=Salanx cuvieri Valenciennes [A.], in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1850:360, Parasalanx angusticeps Regan [C. T.], 1908:446, Parasalanx cantonensis Herre [A. W. C. T.], 1932:425] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 22; ref. 1014] No locality. Current status: Valid as Parasalanx cuvieri (Valenciennes, 1850). Salangidae. Distribution: Western North Pacific. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. (angusticeps) [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 2 (no. 11); ref. 3632] China. Current status: Synonym of Parasalanx cuvieri (Valenciennes, 1850). Salangidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. (cantonensis) [Lingnan Science Journal, Canton v. 11 (no. 3); ref. 10975] Wholesale fish market, Canton, China. Current status: Synonym of Parasalanx cuvieri (Valenciennes, 1850). Salangidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

GENUS Protosalanx Regan, 1908 - icefishes [=Protosalanx Regan [C. T.], 1908:444, Eperlanus Basilewsky [S.], 1855:242, Paraprotosalanx Fang [P.-W.], 1934:233, 246] Notes: [ref. 3632]. Masc. Salanx hyalocranius Abbott, 1901. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Protosalanx Regan, 1908 -- (Chen 1956:325 [ref. 23201], Roberts 1984:204 [ref. 5318], Zhang & Qiao 1994:103 [ref. 18971], Zhang et al. 2007:335 [ref. 29562], Fu et al. 2012:xx [ref. 31691], Kottelat 2013:269 [ref. 32989], Zhang et al. 2016:188 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Valid as Protosalanx Regan, 1908. Salangidae. (Eperlanus) [ref. 200]. Masc. Eperlanus chinensis Basilewsky, 1855. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Protosalanx Regan, 1908 – (Roberts 1984:204 [ref. 5318]). Current status: Synonym of Protosalanx Regan, 1908. Salangidae. (Paraprotosalanx) [ref. 1298]. Masc. Paraprotosalanx andersoni Fang (not of Rendahl 1923), 1934. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Type not Protosalanx andersoni Rendahl, 1923 (Roberts 1984:205 [ref. 5318]), based on misidentified type species and should go to ICZN. •Synonym of Protosalanx Regan, 1908 -- (Roberts 1984:204 [ref. 5318], Kottelat 2013:269 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Protosalanx Regan, 1908. Salangidae.

Species Protosalanx chinensis (Basilewsky, 1855) - clearhead icefish [=Eperlanus chinensis Basilewsky [S.], 1855:242, Salanx hyalocranius Abbott [J. F.], 1901:490, Fig., Salanx sinensis Gill [T. N.], 1890:5310] Notes: [Nouveaux mémoires de la Société impériale des naturalistes de Moscou v. 10; ref. 200] Straits of Tschili, China. Current status: Valid as Protosalanx chinensis (Basilewsky, 1855). Salangidae. Distribution: Western North Pacific. Habitat: freshwater. (hyalocranius) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 23 (no. 1221); ref. 2] Pei-ho River, Tien-Tsin, China. Current status: Synonym of Protosalanx chinensis (Basilewsky, 1855). Salangidae. Distribution: Western North Pacific. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. (sinensis) [The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia v. 5; ref. 21340] Current status: Synonym of Protosalanx chinensis (Basilewsky, 1855). Salangidae.

GENUS Salangichthys Bleeker, 1860 - Japanese icefishes [=Salangichthys Bleeker [P.], 1860:101] Notes: [ref. 374]. Masc. Salanx microdon Bleeker, 1860. Type by monotypy. Species described as Salanx microdon on p. 100. •Valid as Salangichthys Bleeker, 1860 – (Roberts 1984:210 [ref. 5318], Zhang & Qiao 1994:103 [ref. 18971], Reshetnikov 1998:52 [ref. 23570], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:131 [ref. 28183], Zhang et al. 2007:335 [ref. 29562], Fu et al. 2012:xx [ref. 31691], Parin et al. 2014:117 [ref. 33547], Dyldin & Orlov 2016:675 [ref. 34853]). Current status: Valid as Salangichthys Bleeker, 1860. Salangidae.

Species Salangichthys microdon (Bleeker, 1860) - Japanese icefish [=Salanx microdon Bleeker [P.], 1860:100, Salangichthys kishinouyei Wakiya [Y.] & Takahasi [N.], 1913:552, Pl. 13 (figs B1-2, b)] Notes: [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 8 (art. 1); ref. 374] Tokyo, Japan. Current status: Valid as Salangichthys microdon (Bleeker, 1860). Salangidae. Distribution: Western North Pacific. Habitat: brackish, marine. (kishinouyei) [Dobutsugaku Zasshi = Zoological Magazine Tokyo v. 25; ref. 14990] Seishin, Korea; Shimane-ken, Japan. Current status: Synonym of Salangichthys microdon (Bleeker, 1860). Salangidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

GENUS Salanx Cuvier, 1816 - icefishes [=Salanx Cuvier [G.], 1816:185, Albula Osbeck [P.], 1765:309, Metasalanx Wakiya [Y.] & Takahasi [N.], 1937:293] Notes: [ref. 993]. Masc. Leucosoma reevesii Gray, 1831. Type apparently by subsequent designation. Usually dated to Oken (ex Cuvier) 1817:1183. Appeared first without species as "Les Salanx" in Cuvier 1816:185, but in footnote (1) is the latinized Salanx which can only refer to "Les Salanx" based on Cuvier's style. Two species included by Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1850:360 [ref. 1014]. Type possibly first designated by Jordan 1917:99. •Valid as Salanx Cuvier, 1816 -- (Roberts 1984:206 [ref. 5318], Zhang 1985 [ref. 12818] with comments on type [not translated], Liang in Pan et al. 1991:50 [ref. 23876], Zhang & Qiao 1994:103 [ref. 18971], Zhang et al. 2007:335 [ref. 29562], Fu et al. 2012:xx [ref. 31691], Kottelat 2013:269 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Salanx Cuvier, 1816. Salangidae. (Albula) [ref. 3311]. Fem. Albula chinensis Osbeck, 1765. Originally regarded as apparently published in a work that was not consistently binominal, but not on Official Index; based on Osbeck 1757. Kottelat 2001:57 [ref. 25482] disagrees and treats Osbeck's names as available, but declares Albula Osbeck a nomen oblitum under ICZN Art. 23.9.1.1. •In the synonymy of Salanx Cuvier, 1816 -- (Kottelat 2013:269 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Salanx Cuvier, 1816. Salangidae. (Metasalanx) [ref. 4571]. Masc. Metasalanx coreanus Wakiya & Takahasi, 1937. Type by monotypy. Not available; manuscript name in synonymy of Hemisalanx Regan, 1908, and apparently never made available by subsequent use. •In the synonymy of Salanx Cuvier, 1816 -- (Roberts 1984:206 [ref. 5318]). Current status: Synonym of Salanx Cuvier, 1816. Salangidae.

Species Salanx acuticeps Regan, 1908 - Lake Candidius icefish (author) [=Salanx acuticeps Regan [C. T.], 1908:360] Notes: [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 2 (no. 10) (art. 40); ref. 3636] Lake Candidius, Taiwan. Current status: Valid as Salanx acuticeps Regan, 1908. Salangidae. Distribution: Taiwan [thought to be extinct]. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

Species Salanx ariakensis Kishinouye, in Jordan & Snyder, 1902 - Ariake icefish (author) [=Salanx ariakensis Kishinouye [K.], in Jordan & Snyder, 1902:592, Parasalanx annitae van Dam [A. J.], 1926:342, Reganisalanx normani Fang [P.-W.], 1934:509] Notes: [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 24 (no. 1265); ref. 14884] Ariake [Ariaka] Sea, Kyushu, Japan. C urrent status: Valid as Salanx ariakensis Kishinouye, 1902. Salangidae. Distribution: Western North Pacific. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. (annitae) [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 9) v. 18 (no. 106); ref. 17874] Peitaiho, China. Current status: Synonym of Salanx ariakensis Kishinouye, 1902. Salangidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. (normani) [Sinensia v. 5 (nos 5-6); ref. 1299] Ichang, China. Current status: Synonym of Salanx ariakensis Kishinouye, 1902. Salangidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

Species Salanx longianalis (Regan, 1908) - Liao-ho icefish (author) [=Parasalanx longianalis Regan [C. T.], 1908:446] Notes: [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 2 (no. 11); ref. 3632] Liao-ho, northern China. Current status: Valid as Salanx longianalis (Regan, 1908). Salangidae. Distribution: China. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

Species Salanx prognathus (Regan, 1908) - Shanghai icefish (author) [=Hemisalanx prognathus Regan [C. T.], 1908:445, Metasalanx coreanus Wakiya [Y.] & Takahasi [N.], 1937:293] Notes: [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 2 (no. 11); ref. 3632] Shanghai, China. Current status: Valid as Salanx prognathus (Regan, 1908). Salangidae. Distribution: Western North Pacific. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. (coreanus) [Journal of the College of Agriculture, Imperial University Tokyo v. 14 (no. 4); ref. 4571] Current status: Synonym of Salanx prognathus (Regan, 1908). Salangidae.

Species Salanx reevesii (Gray, 1831) - Reeves' icefish (author) [=Leucosoma reevesii Gray [J. E.], 1831:4] Notes: [Zoological Miscellany [No. 1]. (art. 6); ref. 1880] Canton, China. Current status: Valid as Salanx reevesii (Gray, 1831). Salangidae. Distribution: Western North Pacific. Habitat: freshwater. ******************************************************************* Unavailable names, uncertain taxa

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Microsalanx Zhang [J.], Li [M.], Xu [M.-Q.], Takita [T.] & Wei [F.-W.] 2007:337 [ref. 29562]. Masc. Not established. Suggested as a new genus for four species of Neosalanx. Not available, no description and no type species. •In the synonymy of Neosalanx Wakiya & Takahasi 1837 -- (Kottelat 2013:268 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Unknown. Salangidae.

(species) gracillimus, Parasalanx Regan [C. T.] 1908:446 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 2 (no. 11); ref. 3632] Shanghai, China. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1891.1.31.20. •Questionably a synonym of Salanx cuvieri Valenciennes 1850 -- (Roberts 1984:207 [ref. 5318]). •Questionably a synonym of Parasalanx cuvieri (Valenciennes 1850) -- (Kottelat 2013:269 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Uncertain as Parasalanx cuvieri (Valenciennes 1850). Salangidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.