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Diadromous Data Deficient 🌡️ Tropical

Common hairfin anchovy

Setipinna tenuifilis Valenciennes, 1848
Max Length
22 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.6
Depth
0–50 m
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
28.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
pelagic

📖 Overview

Presumably schooling and occurring mostly in coastal waters, but also entering estuaries (e.g. the Hooghly and Godavari in India) and penetrating at least 20 km up the Godavari, tolerating salinities as low as 8.7 ppt. Feeds on prawn, copepods, crustacean larvae, mollusks and fishes. Fairly common .

Scientific Name
Setipinna tenuifilis
Authority
Valenciennes, 1848
Habitat
Diadromous
Climate
Tropical
Body Shape
Elongated
IUCN Status
DD
Max Length
22 cm
Depth Range
0–50 m
Latitude
17°S – 42°N
Trophic Level
3.6
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
28.00/100
Migration
Amphidromous
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 46 - 56. Belly with 18 to 20 (rarely 17 or 21) + 7 (sometimes 8) = 25 to 27 keeled scutes from isthmus to anus. Lower gill rakers with the serrae uneven, with slight or sometimes distinct clumps of larger serrae. Pectoral filament moderate, reaching back to base of 9th to 21st anal fin ray.: elongated; Cross section: compressed.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Common hairfin anchovy is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Oviparous 📦 Batch Spawner
Spawning Season
spring
Spawn Location
Substrate
Fertilization
External

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; freshwater; brackish; pelagic-neritic; amphidromous ; depth range 0 - 50 m . Tropical; 42°N - 17°S, 81°E - 147°E north to Yellow Sea and southern part of Sea of Japan.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 💧 Freshwater 🌿 Brackish 🐟 Pelagic
Migration
Amphidromous
Trophic Level
3.6±0.51
🐠 Schooling
Food Items

prawn, copepods, crustacean larvae, mollusks and fishes

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00447 × L3.1 (TL)
Max TL
22cm
Anal Rays
51

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Data Deficient
Assessment Date
2017

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
28.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.6
Predator
Body Shape
Elongated
Climate Zone
Tropical
Latitude Range
42°N – 17°S
Described By
Valenciennes, 1848

🌐 Names & Taxonomy

Scientific Synonyms

Scientific Name Author Year Status
Engraulis tenuifilis Valenciennes 1848 Synonym
Setipinna gilberti Jordan & Starks 1905 Synonym
Setipinna godavari Babu Rao 1962 Synonym
Setipinna godavariensis Babu Rao 1962 Synonym
Setipinna papuensis Munro 1964 Synonym
Setipinna tenuifilis gilberti Jordan & Starks 1905 Synonym
Setipinna tenuifilis tenuifilis Valenciennes 1848 Synonym
Setipinna tenuifilis tunuifilis Valenciennes 1848 Synonym

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 6 records indexed .

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