Setipinna

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

Setipinna,thehairfin anchovies,is a genus ofanchovies.These fish derive their name from the long, filamentous extension of thepectoral finsthat 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 paxtoniWongratana,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 wheeleriWongratana,1983(Burma hairfin anchovy)

References

^"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".

Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011).Species ofSetipinnainFishBase.June 2011 version.

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[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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