The biological aspects of Ariake icefish (Salanx ariakensis Kishinouye) in Yalujiang River
TANG Zuo peng, XIE Han, LI Bo, XIE Yu hao, ZHANG Shi dong, YU Fu
1 Research Institute for Freshwater Fisheries of Liaoning Province,Liaoyang 111000, China; 2 Fishries Management Station of Zhen’an Division, Dandong City, 118001
Abstract: This paper described the biological aspects of \%Ariake icefish\% based on 232 specimens from Yalujiang River estuary, including morphclogical characteristic, growth,feeding habit, and reproduction The differences of teeth number on both jaws and body length of between male and female individuals as well as its spawning period and size of sexual mature were also discussed