Setipinna

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.

Setipinna
Setipinna taty
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Engraulidae
Subfamily: Coiliinae
Genus: Setipinna
Swainson, 1839

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)[1]
  • 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
  1. "Four new species of Clupeoid fishes (Clupeidae and Engraulidae) from Australian waters by Thosaporn Wongratana Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 100:104-111 (1987)i".


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