Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Engraulidae Anchovies
Subfamily: Coiliinae
Genus: Coilia

(See list of species below)

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13 species (see list below)

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Photo by FAO

Coilia borneensis
[Bornean grenadier anchovy]

Photo by CAFS

Coilia brachygnathus
[Yangtse grenadier anchovy]

Photo by FAO

Coilia coomansi
[Cooman's grenadier anchovy]

Photo by Sen, S.K.

Coilia dussumieri
[Goldspotted grenadier anchovy]

Photo by CAFS

Coilia grayii
[Gray's grenadier anchovy]

Photo by WWF / Vidthayanon, C.

Coilia lindmani
[Lindman's grenadier anchovy]

Photo by FAO

Coilia macrognathos
[Longjaw grenadier anchovy]

Photo by CAFS

Coilia mystus
[Osbeck's grenadier anchovy]

Photo by Islam, Md. S.

Coilia nasus
[Japanese grenadier anchovy]

Photo by Devarapalli, P.

Coilia neglecta
[Neglected grenadier anchovy]

Photo by FAO

Coilia ramcarati
[Ramcarat grenadier anchovy]

Photo by FAO

Coilia rebentischii
[Many-fingered grenadier anchovy]

Photo by Devarapalli, P.

Coilia reynaldi
[Reynald's grenadier anchovy]

13 Species of Family Engraulidae with Genus Coilia
(Anchovies)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1852	Coilia borneensis	Bornean grenadier anchovy	Western Central Pacific	12.4 SL
1908	Coilia brachygnathus	Yangtse grenadier anchovy	Asia	30.4 SL
1934	Coilia coomansi	Cooman's grenadier anchovy	Western Central Pacific	12.3 SL
1848	Coilia dussumieri	Goldspotted grenadier anchovy	Indian Ocean	20 SL
1845	Coilia grayii	Gray's grenadier anchovy	Indo-Pacific	25 SL
1857	Coilia lindmani	Lindman's grenadier anchovy	Asia	20 SL
1852	Coilia macrognathos	Longjaw grenadier anchovy	Western Central Pacific	26 SL
1758	Coilia mystus	Osbeck's grenadier anchovy	Western Pacific	20 SL
1846	Coilia nasus	Japanese grenadier anchovy	Northwest Pacific	41 TL
1967	Coilia neglecta	Neglected grenadier anchovy	Indian Ocean	17 SL
1822	Coilia ramcarati	Ramcarat grenadier anchovy	Indian Ocean	25 TL
1858	Coilia rebentischii	Many-fingered grenadier anchovy	Western Central Pacific	15.2 SL
1848	Coilia reynaldi	Reynald's grenadier anchovy	Indian Ocean	15 TL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: ClupeiformesFamily: Engraulidae AnchoviesSubfamily: CoiliinaeGenus: Coilia(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Engraulidae Anchovies
Subfamily: Coiliinae
Genus: Coilia

(See list of species below)