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Japanese grenadier anchovy (Coilia nasus)
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Ecological Illustration of Japanese grenadier anchovy (Coilia nasus)
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Engraulidae

Japanese grenadier anchovy

Coilia nasus

Six long pectoral fin filaments

  • Tropical
  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Pacific Ocean
  • East Asia
  • Elongated
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

Japanese grenadier anchovy is known from Northwest Pacific as a migratory fish. It occurs in freshwater habitats.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Herrings
Family
Engraulidae
Genus
Coilia
Body shape
elongated
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