Encrasicholina intermedia
Encrasicholina intermedia, the shiner anchovy, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. It is found in the Western Indian Ocean. [1]
| Shiner anchovy | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Family: | Engraulidae |
| Genus: | Encrasicholina |
| Species: | E. intermedia |
| Binomial name | |
| Encrasicholina intermedia Hata & Motomura, 2016 | |
Size
This species reaches a length of 7.5 cm (3.0 in).[2]
References
- Hata, H. and H. Motomura, 2016. Two new species of the genus Encrasicholina (Clupeiformes: Engraulidae): E. intermedia from the western Indian Ocean and E. gloria from the Persian Gulf, Red Sea and Mediterranean. Raffles Bull. Zool. 64:79-88.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Encrasicholina intermedia" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
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