Inhabits the tidal areas of the rivers above the salt front, 16-20 km upstream from the river mouth and sometimes found in areas with low seawater concentrations . Planktivorous fish. Feed on calanoid copepod, Sinocalanus sinensis which is the most dominant prey item; cyclopoids, Daphniasp. and decapod mysid .
Vertebrae: 52 - 56. : elongated.
Behavioural data for Neosalanx Reganius is currently being reviewed.
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; anadromous . Temperate; 33°N - 32°N
calanoid copepod, Sinocalanus sinensis which is the most dominant prey item; cyclopoids, Daphniasp
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