Ramcarat grenadier anchovy (Coilia ramcarati)

Scientific name: Coilia ramcarati Hamilton, 1822

Ramcarat grenadier anchovy (Coilia ramcarati)

The Ramcarat grenadier anchovy (Coilia ramcarati) is a brackish-water fish of the family Engraulidae. Native range: Indian Ocean, Ganges delta and Andaman Sea south of Rangoon.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 80. Body tapering, belly rounded before pelvic fins, with 6 + 10 or 11 = 15 or 16 keeled scutes from just behind pectoral fin base to anus. Maxilla short, not reaching to edge of gill cover. Pectoral fin with 6 long filaments; the branched fin rays much shorter than those of pelvic fin.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Coilia ramcarati
Family
Engraulidae (Anchovies)
Order
Clupeiformes (Herrings)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
25.0
Environment
Marine; brackish; pelagic-neritic; amphidromous
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indian Ocean: Ganges delta and Andaman Sea south of Rangoon.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.29)

Sources

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

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