Encrasicholina macrocephala

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Largehead anchovy
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Engraulidae
Genus: Encrasicholina
Species:
E. macrocephala
Binomial name
Encrasicholina macrocephala
Hata & Motomura, 2015

Encrasicholina macrocephala, the largehead anchovy, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. It is found in the western Indian Ocean. [2]

Size[edit]

This species reaches a length of 5.6 cm (2.2 in).[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Hata, H. (2017). "Encrasicholina macrocephala". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T98901778A98901860. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T98901778A98901860.en. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  2. ^ Hata, H. and H. Motomura, 2015. A new species of anchovy, Encrasicholina macrocephala (Clupeiformes: Engraulidae), from the northwestern Indian Ocean. Zootaxa 3941(1):117-124.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Encrasicholina macrocephala" in FishBase. February 2015 version.