Scientific Name
Papuengraulis micropinna
Common Name
Littlefin anchovy
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 0;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 3-4;
Anal
spines: 0;
Anal
soft rays: 51 - 57. Belly with 5 or 6 pre-pectoral needle-like scutes, none behind, and a series of membrane-like post -pelvic scutes more or less concealed by the scales. Maxilla short, tip blunt; first supra-maxilla large, elongate, more than twice length of second. Pectoral fins wing-like; pelvic fins small; dorsal fin minute, the second unbranched fin ray elongated. A distinct dark blotch behind gill opening.