Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Engraulidae Anchovies
Subfamily: Coiliinae
Genus: Setipinna

(See list of species below)

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8 species (see list below)

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Photo by FAO

Setipinna breviceps
[Shorthead hairfin anchovy]

Photo by FAO

Setipinna brevifilis
[Short-hairfin anchovy]

Photo by WWF-Canon / Vidthayanon, C.

Setipinna melanochir
[Dusky-hairfin anchovy]

Photo by Mark Tonks, CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research

Setipinna paxtoni
[Humpback hairfin anchovy]

Photo by Sen, S.K.

Setipinna phasa
[Gangetic hairfin anchovy]

Photo by Hossain, M.A.R.

Setipinna taty
[Scaly hairfin anchovy]

Photo by CSIRO

Setipinna tenuifilis
[Common hairfin anchovy]

Photo by FAO

Setipinna wheeleri
[Burma hairfin anchovy]

8 Species of Family Engraulidae with Genus Setipinna
(Anchovies)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1849	Setipinna breviceps	Shorthead hairfin anchovy	Western Central Pacific	24 SL
1848	Setipinna brevifilis	Short-hairfin anchovy	Asia	26 SL
1849	Setipinna melanochir	Dusky-hairfin anchovy	Western Central Pacific	33 SL
1987	Setipinna paxtoni	Humpback hairfin anchovy	Eastern Indian Ocean	11 SL
1822	Setipinna phasa	Gangetic hairfin anchovy	Asia	40 TL
1848	Setipinna taty	Scaly hairfin anchovy	Indo-West Pacific	22.1 SL
1848	Setipinna tenuifilis	Common hairfin anchovy	Eastern Indian Ocean	22 SL
1983	Setipinna wheeleri	Burma hairfin anchovy	Asia	30 NG

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: ClupeiformesFamily: Engraulidae AnchoviesSubfamily: CoiliinaeGenus: Setipinna(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Engraulidae Anchovies
Subfamily: Coiliinae
Genus: Setipinna

(See list of species below)