Burma hairfin anchovy (Setipinna wheeleri) fish species and information / pictures of Burma hairfin anchovy - Setipinna wheeleri

Burma hairfin anchovy (Setipinna wheeleri) fish species information

Scientific Name
Setipinna wheeleri

Common Name
Burma hairfin anchovy

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 69 - 74. Belly with 15 + 6 or 7 = 21 or 22 keeled scutes from isthmus to anus. Lower gill rakers with their serrae in distinct clumps. Pectoral filament long, reaching to base of 45th to 51st anal fin ray; upper caudal lobe truncated, shorter than lower.

Classification

Classified By

Wongratana, 1983

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Herrings (Clupeiformes)

Family

Anchovies (Engraulidae)

Distribution

Region

Asia

Distribution

Asia: Burma [=Myanmar].

Range

22°N - 16°N

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

Unknown m

Zone

pelagic

Environment

Freshwater; brackish; pelagic

Trophic Level

3.38 s.e. 0.44 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

False

Occurs in Brackish water

True

Occurs in Fresh Water

True

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

18.5 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5039 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: subsistence fisheries

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (22 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated