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Dusky-hairfin anchovy (Setipinna melanochir)
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Dusky-hairfin anchovy (Setipinna melanochir) specimen
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Engraulidae

Dusky-hairfin anchovy

Setipinna melanochir

Serrated gill rakers

  • Black
  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Southeast Asia
  • Elongated
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

Dusky-hairfin anchovy is known from Western Central Pacific as a migratory fish. It occurs in freshwater habitats.

Maximum length
33 cm
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
Western Central Pacific: Thailand south to Java, including rivers, e.g., the Chao Praya in Thailand and the Rokan, Kapuas and Barito in Indonesia and the Mekong River system.
Conservation status
DDData Deficient

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