Setipinna

Setipinna
	Setipinna taty
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Clupeiformes
Family:	Engraulidae
Subfamily:	Coiliinae
Genus:	Setipinna; 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[edit]

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[edit]

^ "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 and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Setipinna in 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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