Biology:Coilia

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Short description: Genus of ray-finned fishes

Coilia
Coilia dussumieri.jpg
Coilia ramcarati Achilles 159.jpg
Coilia dussumieri (above)

Coilia ramcarati (below)

Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Engraulidae
Subfamily: Coiliinae
Genus: Coilia
J. E. Gray, 1830

Coilia, the grenadier anchovies, is a genus of anchovies. It currently contains 12–13 species.[1][2] They are found in East, Southeast and South Asia, and mostly inhabit estuarine regions, but there are also species in coastal marine habitats and rivers (at least up to 1,000 km or 620 mi from the sea in C. brachygnathus).[2] The largest is up to 41 cm (16 in) in length, but most species only reach around half that size.[2]

It derives its generic name coilia from the Greek koilia, meaning "hollow" or "abdomen".[3]

Species

There are 12[1] or 13 species:[2]

  • Coilia borneensis Bleeker, 1852 (Bornean grenadier anchovy)
  • Coilia brachygnathus Kreyenberg & Pappenheim, 1908 (Yangtze grenadier anchovy)
  • Coilia coomansi Hardenberg, 1934 (Cooman's grenadier anchovy)
  • Coilia dussumieri Valenciennes, 1848 (Goldspotted grenadier anchovy)
  • Coilia grayii J. Richardson, 1845 (Gray's grenadier anchovy)
  • Coilia lindmani Bleeker, 1858 (Lindman's grenadier anchovy)
  • Coilia macrognathos Bleeker, 1852 (Longjaw grenadier anchovy)
  • Coilia mystus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Osbeck's grenadier anchovy)
  • Coilia nasus Temminck & Schlegel, 1846 (Japanese grenadier anchovy)
  • Coilia neglecta Whitehead, 1967 (Neglected grenadier anchovy)
  • Coilia ramcarati (F. Hamilton, 1822) (Ramcarat grenadier anchovy)
  • Coilia rebentischii Bleeker, 1858 (Many-fingered grenadier anchovy)
  • Coilia reynaldi Valenciennes, 1848 (Reynald's grenadier anchovy)

The Catalog of Fishes considers Coilia brachygnathus to be a synonym of Coilia nasus,[1] hence listing one species less than the FishBase.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke; R. van der Laan, eds (30 June 2017). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?genid=1257. Retrieved 16 July 2017. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). Species of Coilia in FishBase. February 2017 version.
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). "Coilia nasus" in FishBase. February 2017 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q2317730 entry