Encrasicholina oligobranchus
Encrasicholina oligobranchus, the Philippine anchovy, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. It is found in the Western Central Pacific Ocean. [1]
| Philippine anchovy | |
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| dried Philippine Anchovies | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Family: | Engraulidae |
| Genus: | Encrasicholina |
| Species: | E. oligobranchus |
| Binomial name | |
| Encrasicholina oligobranchus (Wongratana, 1983) | |
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Size
This species reaches a length of 6.2 cm (2.4 in).[2]
References
- Hata, H. and H. Motomura, 2021. Redescription of Encrasicholina oligobranchus (Wongratana 1983) (Clupeiformes: Engraulidae) and description of a new species of Encrasicholina from New Guinea. Ichthyol. Res. 68:277-286.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Encrasicholina oligobranchus" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
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