Protosalanx
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| Genus: | Protosalanx Regan, 1908
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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.[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.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Protosalanx". FishBase. February 2012 version.
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