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Encrasicholina oligobranchus

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Philippine anchovy
dried Philippine Anchovies
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Engraulidae
Genus: Encrasicholina
Species:
E. oligobranchus
Binomial name
Encrasicholina oligobranchus
(Wongratana, 1983)
Synonyms
  • Stolephorus oligobranchus Wongratana, 1983

Encrasicholina oligobranchus, also known as Philippine anchovy, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. It is found in the western-central Pacific Ocean. [2]

Size

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This species reaches a length of 6.2 cm (2.4 in).[3]

References

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  1. ^ Hata, H. & Santos, M. (2017). "Encrasicholina oligobranchus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T98940490A98942282. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T98940490A98942282.en. Retrieved 21 December 2023.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Encrasicholina oligobranchus". FishBase. February 2015 version.