Japanese grenadier anchovy

Coilia nasus

Six long pectoral fin filaments

Japanese grenadier anchovy is known from Northwest Pacific as a migratory fish. It occurs in freshwater habitats.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Herrings
Family: Engraulidae
Genus: Coilia
Maximum length: 41 cm
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Northwest Pacific: Canton north to Ariake Sound, southwestern Japan, including all of Yellow Sea and off western coasts of Korea. Penetrates over 1000 km up the Yangtze River.

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