Gangetic hairfin anchovy

Setipinna phasa

Transparent fins with long filaments

Tropical
Estuary
Regional distribution
Indian Ocean
South Asia
Southeast Asia
Fusiform
Compressed cross-section
Medium
Tropical fish

Gangetic hairfin anchovy is known around Asia as a freshwater fish; It occurs in estuaries and brackish water, and the largest recorded length is 40 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Herrings
Family: Engraulidae
Genus: Setipinna
Maximum length: 40 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Asia: Indian fresh and brackish waters (Ganges system, from Diamond Harbor on the Hooghly to as far up as Allahabad on the Ganges, perhaps further; also rivers and estuaries of Orissa). Reported from Bangladesh and Myanmar (Ref. 45255 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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