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shorthead anchovy (Encrasicholina heteroloba)
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shorthead anchovy (Encrasicholina heteroloba) specimen
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Engraulidae

shorthead anchovy

Encrasicholina heteroloba

Engraulid Fish in New Caledonia

  • Tropical
  • Transcontinental
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • East Asia
  • Oceania
  • Elongated
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

shorthead anchovy is known around Indo-Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 12 cm.

Maximum length
12 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to northern Madagascar and the Bay of Bengal; southern Japan and northern coast of Australia to the Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Fiji, Tonga, and Samoa.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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