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Humpback hairfin anchovy (Setipinna paxtoni)
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Humpback hairfin anchovy (Setipinna paxtoni) specimen
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Engraulidae

Humpback hairfin anchovy

Setipinna paxtoni

Eleven Centimeters Engraulid Fish of the Eastern Indian Ocean

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Indian Ocean
  • Oceania
  • Elongated
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Humpback hairfin anchovy is a marine fish of Eastern Indian Ocean. The species occupies marine waters. The largest recorded length is 11 cm.

Maximum length
11 cm
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
Eastern Indian Ocean: northern coast of Western Australia at Medusa Bank, Cambridge Gulf, but presumably elsewhere along that coast.
Conservation status
DDData Deficient

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