Neglected grenadier anchovy (Coilia neglecta)

Scientific name: Coilia neglecta Whitehead, 1967

Neglected grenadier anchovy (Coilia neglecta)

The Neglected grenadier anchovy (Coilia neglecta) is a brackish-water fish of the family Engraulidae. Native range: Indian Ocean, Karachi eastward to the Andaman Sea and Penang. Western Central Pacific: Singapore south to Barito River, Kalimantan).

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 80. Body tapering, belly rounded in front of pelvic fins, with 5 to 7 + 9 = 12 to 15 keeled scutes from just behind pectoral fin base to anus. Maxilla almost or just reaching to edge of gill cover. Pectoral fin with 6 long filaments; the branched fin rays longer than those of pelvic fin.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Coilia neglecta
Family
Engraulidae (Anchovies)
Order
Clupeiformes (Herrings)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
17.0
Depth range
0–50 m (0–164 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; pelagic-neritic; amphidromous; depth range 0 - 50 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indian Ocean: Karachi eastward to the Andaman Sea and Penang. Western Central Pacific: Singapore south to Barito River, Kalimantan).
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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