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Class: Teleostei
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Engraulidae Anchovies
Subfamily: Coiliinae
Genus: Setipinna

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8 species (see list below)
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Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 24 cm SL
Setipinna breviceps (Cantor, 1849)

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Setipinna breviceps
[Shorthead hairfin anchovy]

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Asia
Max. Length 26 cm SL
Setipinna brevifilis (Valenciennes, 1848)

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Setipinna brevifilis
[Short-hairfin anchovy]

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Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 33 cm SL
Setipinna melanochir (Bleeker, 1849)

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Setipinna melanochir
[Dusky-hairfin anchovy]

Photo by Mark Tonks, CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 11 cm SL
Setipinna paxtoni Wongratana, 1987

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Setipinna paxtoni
[Humpback hairfin anchovy]

Photo by Sen, S.K.

Asia
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Setipinna phasa (Hamilton, 1822)

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Setipinna phasa
[Gangetic hairfin anchovy]

Photo by Hossain, M.A.R.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 22.1 cm SL
Setipinna taty (Valenciennes, 1848)

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Setipinna taty
[Scaly hairfin anchovy]

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Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 22 cm SL
Setipinna tenuifilis (Valenciennes, 1848)

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Setipinna tenuifilis
[Common hairfin anchovy]

Photo by Win, T.

Asia
Max. Length 30 cm NG
Setipinna wheeleri Wongratana, 1983

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Setipinna wheeleri
[Burma hairfin anchovy]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Setipinna breviceps Shorthead hairfin anchovy Western Central Pacific 24 SL 1849
Setipinna brevifilis Short-hairfin anchovy Asia 26 SL 1848
Setipinna melanochir Dusky-hairfin anchovy Western Central Pacific 33 SL 1849
Setipinna paxtoni Humpback hairfin anchovy Eastern Indian Ocean 11 SL 1987
Setipinna phasa Gangetic hairfin anchovy Asia 40 TL 1822
Setipinna taty Scaly hairfin anchovy Indo-West Pacific 22.1 SL 1848
Setipinna tenuifilis Common hairfin anchovy Eastern Indian Ocean 22 SL 1848
Setipinna wheeleri Burma hairfin anchovy Asia 30 NG 1983



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