Species that contain: Neosalanx and brevirostris [ 5 ] records

argentea, Salanx Lin [S.-Y.] 1932:63 [Lingnan Science Journal, Canton v. 11 (no. 1); ref. 16379] Heungchow, China. •Synonym of Protosalanx hyalocranius (Abbott 1901) -- (Mai 1978:18 [ref. 13511]). •Questionably a synonym of Neosalanx brevirostris (Pellegrin 1923) -- (Roberts 1984:212 [ref. 5318], Kottelat 2013:268 [ref. 32989]). •Valid as Neosalanx argentea (Lin 1932) -- (Zhang & Qiao 1994:101 [ref. 18971], Fu et al. 2012:853 [ref. 31691]). •Synonym of Neosalanx brevirostris (Pellegrin 1923) -- (Zheng et al. 1989:28 [ref. 21202]). Current status: Synonym of Neosalanx brevirostris (Pellegrin 1923). Salangidae. Habitat: freshwater.

brevirostris, Protosalanx Pellegrin [J.] 1923:351 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 1) v. 29 (no. 5); ref. 15422] Tonkin, northern Vietnam. Syntypes: MNHN 1922-0184 to 0189 (1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1). Protosalanx brevirostralis is a misspelling. •Synonym of Protosalanx hyalocranius (Abbott 1901) -- (Mai 1978:18 [ref. 13511]). •Valid as Neosalanx brevirostris (Pellegrin 1923) -- (Roberts 1984:212 [ref. 5318], Zheng et al. 1989:27 [ref. 21202], Zhang & Qiao 1994:101 [ref. 18971], Lim in Randall & Lim 2000:590 [ref. 25122], Kottelat 2001:56 [ref. 25482], Choi et al. 2003:191, 528 [ref. 26218], Fu et al. 2012:853 [ref. 31691], Kottelat 2013:268 [ref. 32989], Hibino in Kimura et al. 2018:52 [ref. 36460], Taki et al. 2021:307 [ref. 39830]). Current status: Valid as Neosalanx brevirostris (Pellegrin 1923). Salangidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: northern Vietnam and China to Korea, including inland waters of China; introduced in the Mekong River basin. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

hubbsi, Neosalanx Wakiya [Y.] & Takahasi [N.] 1937:284, Pls. 17 (fig. 9-10), 21 (fig. h1-h2) [Journal of the College of Agriculture, Imperial University Tokyo v. 14 (no. 4); ref. 4571] Tien-tsin and swatow, China; Korea, etc. Syntypes: UMMZ 180146 (1). Not mentioned by Fu et al. 2011:xx [ref. 31691]. •Synonym of Neosalanx brevirostris (Pellegrin 1923) -- (Roberts 1984:212 [ref. 5318]). •Valid as Neosalanx hubbsi Wakiya & Takahasi 1937 -- (Kim 1997:350 [ref. 24032], Kim & Park 2002:271 [ref. 25913], Kottelat 2013:268 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Neosalanx hubbsi Wakiya & Takahasi 1937. Salangidae. Distribution: Western North Pacific. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

taihuensis, Neosalanx tangkahkeii var. Chen [N.-S.] 1956:326 [English p. 334], Fig. 2 [part] [Acta Hydrobiologica Sinica v. 2 (no. 2); ref. 23201] Lake Tai [Taihu], China. No types known. Not mentioned by Fu et al. 2011:xx [ref. 31691]. •Synonym of Neosalanx brevirostris (Pellegrin 1923) -- (Roberts 1984:212 [ref. 5318]). •Synonym of Neosalanx tangkahkeii (Wu 1931) -- (Zhang et al. 2007:336 [ref. 29562]). •Valid as Neosalanx taihuensis Chen 1956 -- (Zhang & Qiao 1994:101 [ref. 18971], Yang & Chen 1995:11 [ref. 23555], Zhu 1995:15 [ref. 25213], Cheng & Zhou 1997:91 [ref. 26385], Kottelat 2000:88 [ref. 25486]). Current status: Valid as Neosalanx taihuensis Chen 1956. Salangidae. Distribution: East Asia: Yangtze, Huaihe and Yellow River basins, China. Habitat: freshwater.

tangkahkeii, Protosalanx Wu [H.-W.] 1931:219 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 2) v. 3 (no. 2); ref. 16349] Amoy, Fukien, China. Syntypes: (3). Not mentioned by Fu et al. 2011:853 [ref. 31691]. •Questionably a synonym of Neosalanx brevirostris (Pellegrin 1923) -- (Roberts 1984:212 [ref. 5318]). •Valid as Neosalanx tangkahkeii (Wu 1931) -- (Zheng et al. 1989:28 [ref. 21202], Liang in Pan et al. 1991:47 [ref. 23876] as tangkahkei, Zhang & Qiao 1994:101 [ref. 18971], Lim in Randall & Lim 2000:590 [ref. 25122], Zhang et al. 2007:336 [ref. 29562], Kottelat 2013:268 [ref. 32989], Zhang et al. 2016:188 [ref. 34477], Zhang et al. 2019:508 [ref. 36699]). Current status: Valid as Neosalanx tangkahkeii (Wu 1931). Salangidae. Distribution: East Asia: coastal waters of the South China Sea and lakes and rivers mostly in the Yangtze River basin, China. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.