Salangidae

Ayu sweetfish

Neosalanx brevirostris

Salangid Fish between Fresh and Salt Water

• Silver
• Temperate
• Northern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Pacific Ocean
• East Asia
• Southeast Asia
• Elongated
• Small
• Temperate fish

Ayu sweetfish is a migratory fish from Northwest Pacific. It inhabits estuaries and brackish water. Records give a maximum length of 7 cm.