3.3.2.2 Engraulidae (Anchovies)

3.3.2.2 Engraulidae (Anchovies)

 

  • Scutes present along belly
  • Snout pig-like and projecting, lower jaw characteristically ‘underslung’
  • Hind tip of upper jaw (Maxilla) extending far backward, sometimes projecting beyond gill cover
  • Single dorsal fin. No spiny rays in fins, no lateral line.
  • Snout usually pig-like and projecting, lower jaw characteristically under slung.  

Eg. Coilia dussumieri, Stolephorus indicus, Thryssa vitirostris

 

Engraulidae (Anchovies)

Similar Families

Clupeidae - Short maxilla; lower jaw deep; mostly mouth terminal.

Atherinidae - Terminal mouth; short upper jaw; 2 dorsal fins; no scutes along belly.

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