icicle fish

icicle fish

fish
also called  Icefish, or Glassfish 

      (Salanx), any of several semitransparent fishes, family Salangidae, found in freshwaters and salt waters of eastern Asia and considered a delicacy by the Chinese. The numerous species are slender and troutlike in form, scaleless or finely scaled, and seldom more than 15 centimetres (6 inches) long. They are large-mouthed predators with large canine teeth.

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