Setipinna
| Setipinna | |
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| Setipinna taty | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Family: | Engraulidae |
| Subfamily: | Coiliinae |
| Genus: | Setipinna Swainson, 1839 |
| Type species | |
| Setipinna megalura (a synonym of Clupea phasa Hamilton, 1822 Swainson, 1839 | |
Setipinna, the hairfin anchovies, is a genus of anchovies. These fish derive their name from the long, filamentous extension of the pectoral fins that is found in most species. It currently contains eight recognized species.
Species
- Setipinna breviceps (Cantor, 1849) (Shorthead hairfin anchovy)
- Setipinna brevifilis (Valenciennes, 1848) (Short-finned hairfin anchovy)
- Setipinna melanochir (Bleeker, 1849) (Dusky Hairfin anchovy)
- Setipinna paxtoni Wongratana, 1987 (Humpback hairfin anchovy)
- Setipinna phasa (F. Hamilton, 1822) (Gangetic hairfin anchovy)
- Setipinna taty (Valenciennes, 1848) (Scaly hairfin anchovy)
- Setipinna tenuifilis (Valenciennes, 1848) (Common hairfin anchovy)
- Setipinna wheeleri Wongratana, 1983 (Burma hairfin anchovy)
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Setipinna". FishBase. June 2011 version.
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