| Family: |
Engraulidae (Anchovies), subfamily: Coiliinae |
| Max. size: |
16.5 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
pelagic-neritic; marine; depth range 0 - 50 m |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Indian Ocean: northeastern Bay of Bengal, from Calcutta south to the Indian Ocean coast of Thailand, perhaps to Pinang. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 41-45. Belly with 16 (rarely 17) + 11 to 13 = 27 to 29 keeled scutes from isthmus to anus. Tip of snout on level with upper rim of eye. Maxilla moderate, projecting a little beyond gill cover; first supra-maxilla minute, usually absent; teeth in jaws enlarged, especially in lower jaw. A dark blotch indistinct or absent behind upper part of gill opening; no dark lines along back. |
| Biology: |
Presumably schooling and inshore. More data needed. |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 12 February 2018 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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