| Short-head anchovy | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Family: | Engraulidae |
| Genus: | Encrasicholina |
| Species: | E. pseudoheteroloba |
| Binomial name | |
| Encrasicholina pseudoheteroloba (Hardenberg, 1933) | |
Encrasicholina pseudoheteroloba, the short-head anchovy, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. [1]
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.
Anchoviella is a genus of anchovies, native to coastal parts of the tropical western Atlantic and eastern Pacific oceans, as well as rivers in South America.
Encrasicholina is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae.
Anchovies are small, common saltwater forage fish in the family Engraulidae that are used as human food and fish bait. There are 144 species in 17 genera found in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. Anchovies are usually classified as oily fish. They are small, green fish with blue reflections due to a silver longitudinal stripe that runs from the base of the caudal fin. They range from 2 centimetres (0.79 in) to 40 centimetres (16 in) in adult length, and the body shape is variable, with more slender fish in northern populations.
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 aestuaria, the estuarine thryssa, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. It is found in the Western Pacific Ocean.
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 dussumieri,, the Dussumier's thryssa, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific.
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 oligobranchus, the Philippine 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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