| Philippine anchovy | |
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| dried Philippine Anchovies | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Family: | Engraulidae |
| Genus: | Encrasicholina |
| Species: | E. oligobranchus |
| Binomial name | |
| Encrasicholina oligobranchus (Wongratana, 1983) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Encrasicholina oligobranchus, the Philippine anchovy, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. It is found in the Western Central Pacific Ocean. [1]
This species reaches a length of 6.2 cm (2.4 in). [2]
Clupeiformes is the order of ray-finned fish that includes the herring family, Clupeidae, and the anchovy family, Engraulidae. The group includes many of the most important forage and food fish.
Edgar Ravenswood Waite was a British/Australian zoologist, ichthyologist, herpetologist, and ornithologist.
An anchovy is a small, common forage fish of the family Engraulidae. Most species are found in marine waters, but several will enter brackish water, and some in South America are restricted to fresh water.
Stolephorus is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae.
Encrasicholina is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae.
Encrasicholina purpurea, the Hawaiian anchovy, known in Hawaiian as nehu, is an anchovy of the family Engraulidae that is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. This species was previously known as Stolephorus purpurea, but it has since changed to Encrasicholina purpurea. They are often used as bait fish.
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.
Thryssa marasriae, the Marasri's thryssa, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. It is found in the Western Central Pacific Ocean.
Thryssa kammalensis, the Kammal thryssa, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. It is found in the west Indo Pacific.
Thryssa spinidens, the Bengal thryssa, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. It is found in the Eastern Indian Ocean.
Encrasicholina gloria, the Red Sea anchovy, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. It is found in the Western Indian Ocean.
Encrasicholina intermedia, the shiner anchovy, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. It is found in the Western Indian Ocean.
Encrasicholina macrocephala, the largehead anchovy, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. It is found in the Western Indian Ocean.
Encrasicholina heteroloba, the shorthead anchovy, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. It is found in the Western Indian Ocean.
Encrasicholina pseudoheteroloba, the short-head anchovy, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae.
Stolephorus dubiosus, the Thai anchovy, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. It is found in the Western Central Pacific Ocean.
Stolephorus multibranchus, the Caroline anchovy, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. It is found in the Western Central Pacific Ocean.
Stolephorus nelsoni, the Nelson's anchovy, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. It is found in the Eastern Indian Ocean.
Stolephorus ronquilloi, the Ronquillo's anchovy, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. It is found in the Western Central Pacific Ocean.
Stolephorus waitei, the spotty-face anchovy, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific.
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