Encrasicholina punctifer
| Buccaneer anchovy | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Family: | Engraulidae |
| Genus: | Encrasicholina |
| Species: | E. punctifer
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| Binomial name | |
| Encrasicholina punctifer Fowler, 1938
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Encrasicholina punctifer, known as the buccaneer anchovy, or in Hawaiian as nehu, is an anchovy of the family Engraulidae that is widespread in the Indo-Pacific.
Description[]
The buccaneer anchovy is widespread in the Indo-Pacific and measures 13 centimeters long.[1]
Biology[]
The buccaneer anchovy feeds on plankton. It is chiefly marine, frequenting in schools.[2]
References[]
- ^ Randall, John E. (2007). Reef and shore fishes of the Hawaiian Islands. University of Hawaii at Manoa. Sea Grant College Program. Honolulu: Sea Grant College Program, University of Hawaiʻi. ISBN 1929054033. OCLC 137274534.
- ^ "Encrasicholina punctifer summary page". FishBase.
Food[]
The buccaneer anchovy is usually used for bait or used for minor commercial importance and is very important for being the one of the food sources for large pelagic fishes and tuna.
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Fish of Hawaii
- Fish of the Pacific Ocean
- Fish described in 1938
- Encrasicholina
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