Sundasalanx
Appearance
Sundasalanx | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Clupeiformes |
Family: | Ehiravidae |
Genus: | Sundasalanx T. R. Roberts, 1981 |
Type species | |
Sundasalanx praecox T. R. Roberts, 1981[1]
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Sundasalanx, the Sundaland noodlefishes, is a genus of ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Ehiravidae. This genus of extremely small, sprat-like fishes is restricted to freshwater environments of Southeast Asia with Indonesia being home to the majority of species. The seven currently recognized species in this genus are:[1]
- Sundasalanx malleti Siebert & Crimmen, 1997
- Sundasalanx megalops Siebert & Crimmen, 1997
- Sundasalanx mekongensis Britz & Kottelat, 1999
- Sundasalanx mesops Siebert & Crimmen, 1997
- Sundasalanx microps T. R. Roberts, 1981
- Sundasalanx platyrhynchus Siebert & Crimmen, 1997
- Sundasalanx praecox T. R. Roberts, 1981 (dwarf noodlefish)
References
[edit]- ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Ehiravidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 20 November 2024.