Osbeck's grenadier anchovy

Coilia mystus

Engraulid Fish beneath Western Pacific

Osbeck's grenadier anchovy is a fish found around Western Pacific. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 21 cm. Its body is an elongated body.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Herrings
Family: Engraulidae
Genus: Coilia
Maximum length: 21 cm
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Western Pacific: East China Sea from Hainan north to Port Arthur (Lu-shun) and perhaps to Korea, although the more northerly records could apply to Coila nasus . A single specimen from Phuket Island, Thailand but the provenance seems doubtful. The four specimens from Kerala, India refer to Coila grayii .

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