Encrasicholina oligobranchus, also known as Philippine anchovy, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. It is found in the western-central Pacific Ocean. [2]
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| dried Philippine Anchovies | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Family: | Engraulidae |
| Genus: | Encrasicholina |
| Species: | E. oligobranchus
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| Binomial name | |
| Encrasicholina oligobranchus (Wongratana, 1983)
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Size edit
This species reaches a length of 6.2 cm (2.4 in).[3]
References edit
- ^ Hata, H. & Santos, M. (2017). "Encrasicholina oligobranchus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T98940490A98942282. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T98940490A98942282.en. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Hata, H. and H. Motomura, 2021. Redescription of Encrasicholina oligobranchus (Wongratana 1983) (Clupeiformes: Engraulidae) and description of a new species of Encrasicholina from New Guinea. Ichthyol. Res. 68:277-286.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Encrasicholina oligobranchus" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
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