Encrasicholina purpurea
| Hawaiian anchovy | |
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| Illustration of Encrasicholina purpurea, formerly Anchovia purpurea | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Family: | Engraulidae |
| Genus: | Encrasicholina |
| Species: | E. purpurea
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| Binomial name | |
| Encrasicholina purpurea (Fowler, 1900)
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Encrasicholina purpurea, the Hawaiian anchovy, known in Hawaiian as nehu, is an anchovy of the family Engraulidae that is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.
Description[]
The Hawaiian anchovy is similar to the buccaneer anchovy in having a cylindrical body, but differs in having fewer gillrakers and a shorter maxilla.[1][2]
Biology[]
The Hawaiian anchovy feeds on plankton. It is chiefly marine, frequenting in schools and can tolerate various salinities in fish ponds.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Hawaiian anchovy" (PDF). Fao.org. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
- ^ 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 978-1929054039. OCLC 137274534.
- ^ "Encrasicholina purpurea summary page". Fishbase.us. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Fish of Hawaii
- Endemic fauna of Hawaii
- Fish described in 1900
- Encrasicholina
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