Setipinna
Sign in to saveSetipinna, 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.
Taxonomy · GBIF
Common Hairfin Anchovy
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- OrderClupeiformes
- FamilyEngraulidae
Observations24
Groupactinopterygii
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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== Setipinna breviceps (Cantor, 1849) (Shorthead hairfin anchovy) Setipinna brevifilis (Valenciennes, 1848) (Short-finned hairfin anchovy) Setipinna melanochir (Bleeker, 1849) (Dusky Hairfin anchovy) Setipinna paxtoni Wongratana, 1987 (Humpback hairfin anchovy) Setipinna phasa (F. Hamilton, 1822) (Gangetic hairfin anchovy) Setipinna taty (Valenciennes, 1848) (Scaly hairfin anchovy) Setipinna tenuifilis (Valenciennes, 1848) (Common hairfin anchovy) Setipinna wheeleri Wongratana, 1983 (Burma hairfin anchovy)