Scientific Name
Setipinna breviceps
Common Name
Shorthead hairfin anchovy
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 0;
Anal
spines: 0;
Anal
soft rays: 59 - 64. Body compressed, head very short, belly with 17 to 23 plus 9 to 11 = 27 to 32 scutes from isthmus to anus. Mouth strongly oblique, lower jaw projecting beyond the tip of the snout. Its very low gill raker count and the characteristic shape of its head and jaws distinguishes it from all other species of Setipinna.