FB-68512 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68512 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Anabantiformes Pristolepididae Pristolepis Pristolepis malabarica (Günther, 1864) Largehead anchovy 2017-12-22 2017-12-22 Hata, H. and H. Motomura0 A new species of anchovy, <i>Encrasicholina macrocephala</i> (Clupeiformes: Engraulidae), from the northwestern Indian Ocean. Zootaxa 3941(1):117-124. (Ref. 101273) Dalzell, P.J. and A.D. Lewis0 The fisheries biology and ecology of anchovy genera <i>Stolephorus</i> and <i>Encrasicholina</i> in the Indo-West Central Pacific Region. Fisheries Centre Research Reports 32(1):1-106. (Ref. 130848) FB-DiagnosticDescr-68521 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2017-12-27 00:00:00 2017-12-27 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68521 This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: dorsal and anal fins possess with 3 unbranched rays; with total pectoral-fin rays 11-14 (modally 13); pseudobranchial filaments 15-18; gill rakers on 1st arch 17-20 (19) in upper series, 21-25 (23) in lower, 40-45 (42) in total; prepelvic scutes 5-6 (5); large head, its length 29.5-31.7% (mean 30.4%) of SL; long upper jaw, its length 21.3-23.5% (mean 22.2%) of SL and its posterior tip extending beyond posterior margin of preopercle; long lower jaw, its length 19.5-21.2% (mean 20.3%) of SL; D-P1 short, 83.2-95.2% (mean 89.8%) of HL. (Ref. 101273) Hata, H. and H. Motomura 2015 A new species of anchovy, <i>Encrasicholina macrocephala</i> (Clupeiformes: Engraulidae), from the northwestern Indian Ocean. Zootaxa 3941(1):117-124. (Ref. 101273) FB-Distribution-68521 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2017-12-27 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68521 Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea, Djibouti. Hata, H. and H. Motomura 2015 A new species of anchovy, <i>Encrasicholina macrocephala</i> (Clupeiformes: Engraulidae), from the northwestern Indian Ocean. Zootaxa 3941(1):117-124. (Ref. 101273) FB-Uses-68521 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2017-12-27 00:00:00 2024-08-16 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68521 fisheries: commercial Dalzell, P.J. and A.D. Lewis 2024 The fisheries biology and ecology of anchovy genera <i>Stolephorus</i> and <i>Encrasicholina</i> in the Indo-West Central Pacific Region. Fisheries Centre Research Reports 32(1):1-106. (Ref. 130848) FB-Size-68521 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2017-12-27 00:00:00 2024-08-16 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68521 5.6 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 101273)) Hata, H. and H. Motomura 2015 A new species of anchovy, <i>Encrasicholina macrocephala</i> (Clupeiformes: Engraulidae), from the northwestern Indian Ocean. Zootaxa 3941(1):117-124. (Ref. 101273) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-68521 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2017-12-27 00:00:00 2024-08-16 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68521 pelagic-neritic; marine