The scaly hairfin anchovy (''Setipinna taty'') is a species of
ray-finned fish
Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fishes, is a class of bony fish. They comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species.
The ray-finned fishes are so called because their fins are webs of skin supported by bony or h ...
in the family
Engraulidae
An anchovy is a small, common forage fish of the family Engraulidae. Most species are found in marine waters, but several will enter brackish water, and some in South America are restricted to fresh water.
More than 140 species are placed in 1 ...
. It is found in coastal waters and estuaries in the tropical western Indo-Pacific region.
References
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Anchovies
Fish of Thailand
Taxa named by Achille Valenciennes
Fish described in 1848