Setipinna

Setipinna
	Setipinna taty
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Clupeiformes
Family:	Engraulidae
Subfamily:	Coiliinae
Genus:	Setipinna; Swainson, 1839
Type species
	Setipinna megalura (a synonym of Clupea phasa Hamilton, 1822; Swainson, 1839

Setipinna, the hairfin anchovies, is a genus of anchovies. These fish derive their name from the long, filamentous extension of the pectoral fins that is found in most species. It currently contains eight recognized species.

Species

Setipinna breviceps (Cantor, 1849) (Shorthead hairfin anchovy)
Setipinna brevifilis (Valenciennes, 1848) (Short-finned hairfin anchovy)
Setipinna melanochir (Bleeker, 1849) (Dusky Hairfin anchovy)
Setipinna paxtoni Wongratana, 1987 (Humpback hairfin anchovy)^[1]
Setipinna phasa (F. Hamilton, 1822) (Gangetic hairfin anchovy)
Setipinna taty (Valenciennes, 1848) (Scaly hairfin anchovy)
Setipinna tenuifilis (Valenciennes, 1848) (Common hairfin anchovy)
Setipinna wheeleri Wongratana, 1983 (Burma hairfin anchovy)

References

^ "Four new species of Clupeoid fishes (Clupeidae and Engraulidae) from Australian waters by Thosaporn Wongratana Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 100:104-111 (1987)i".

Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Setipinna". FishBase. June 2011 version.

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[1] "Four new species of Clupeoid fishes (Clupeidae and Engraulidae) from Australian waters by Thosaporn Wongratana Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 100:104-111 (1987)i".

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