Setipinna

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Setipinna
Setipinna taty.jpg
Setipinna taty
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Engraulidae
Subfamily: Coiliinae
Genus: Setipinna
Swainson, 1839

Setipinna, the hairfin anchovies, is a genus of anchovies. These fish derive their name from the long, filamentous extension of the pectoral fins that is found in most species. It currently contains eight recognized species.

Species[]

  • (Cantor, 1849) (Shorthead hairfin anchovy)
  • (Valenciennes, 1848) (Short-finned hairfin anchovy)
  • (Bleeker, 1849) (Dusky Hairfin anchovy)
  • , 1987 (Humpback hairfin anchovy)[1]
  • (F. Hamilton, 1822) (Gangetic hairfin anchovy)
  • Setipinna taty (Valenciennes, 1848) (Scaly hairfin anchovy)
  • (Valenciennes, 1848) (Common hairfin anchovy)
  • , 1983 (Burma hairfin anchovy)

References[]

  1. ^ "Four new species of Clupeoid fishes (Clupeidae and Engraulidae) from Australian waters by Thosaporn Wongratana Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 100:104-111 (1987)i".


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