hyalocranius, Salanx Abbott [J. F.] 1901:490, Fig. [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 23 (no. 1221); ref. 2] Pei-ho River, Tien-Tsin, China. Holotype: USNM 49551 [ex CAS-SU 6305]. Paratypes: ANSP 26800-39 (40), 26840 (1, c&s); CAS 68625 (150 + 10 c&s); CAS-SU 6306 (25, 7 c&s); UMMZ 55601 (25); USNM 49551 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:16 [ref. 12291], Böhlke 1984:149 [ref. 13621]. Not mentioned by Fu et al. 2011:853 [ref. 31691]. •Synonym of Protosalanx chinensis (Basilewsky 1855) -- (Roberts 1984:205 [ref. 5318], Kottelat 2013:269 [ref. 32989]). •Valid as Protosalanx hyalocranius (Abbott 1901) -- (Chen 1956:325 [ref. 23201], Mai 1978:17 [ref. 13511], Zhu 1995:15 [ref. 25213], Cheng & Zhou 1997:88 [ref. 26385], Lim in Randall & Lim 2000:590 [ref. 25122], Wang et al. 2001:67 [ref. 26566]). Current status: Synonym of Protosalanx chinensis (Basilewsky 1855). Salangidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.