Buccaneer anchovy | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Clupeiformes |
Family: | Engraulidae |
Genus: | Encrasicholina |
Species: | E. punctifer |
Binomial name | |
Encrasicholina punctifer Fowler, 1938 | |
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.
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The buccaneer anchovy is usually used for bait or used for minor commercial importance and is very important for being one of the food sources for large pelagic fishes and tuna.