''Coilia'', the grenadier anchovies, is a genus of

anchovies 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 currently contains 12–13 species. They are found in

East East is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from west and is the direction from which the Sun rises on the Earth. Etymology As in other languages, the word is formed from the fact that ea ...

Southeast The points of the compass are a set of horizontal, Radius, radially arrayed compass directions (or Azimuth#In navigation, azimuths) used in navigation and cartography. A ''compass rose'' is primarily composed of four cardinal directions—north, ...

and

South Asia South Asia is the southern Subregion#Asia, subregion of Asia that is defined in both geographical and Ethnicity, ethnic-Culture, cultural terms. South Asia, with a population of 2.04 billion, contains a quarter (25%) of the world's populatio ...

, and mostly inhabit

estuarine An estuary is a partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea. Estuaries form a transition zone between river environments and maritime environm ...

regions, but there are also species in coastal marine habitats and rivers (at least up to from the sea in ''C. brachygnathus''). The largest is up to in length, but most species only reach around half that size. It derives its generic name ''coilia'' from the Greek ''koilia'', meaning "hollow" or "abdomen".

Species

There are 13 species: * ''

Coilia borneensis ''Coilia'', the grenadier anchovies, is a genus of anchovies. It currently contains 12–13 species. They are found in East, Southeast and South Asia, and mostly inhabit estuarine regions, but there are also species in coastal marine habitats and ...

'' Bleeker, 1852 (Bornean grenadier anchovy) * ''

Coilia brachygnathus ''Coilia'', the grenadier anchovies, is a genus of anchovies. It currently contains 12–13 species. They are found in East, Southeast and South Asia, and mostly inhabit estuarine regions, but there are also species in coastal marine habitats and ...

'' Kreyenberg &

Pappenheim Pappenheim is a town in the Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen district, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the river Altmühl, south of Weißenburg in Bayern. History Historically, Pappenheim was a statelet within the Holy Roman Empire. It was ...

, 1908 (Yangtze grenadier anchovy) * ''

Coilia coomansi ''Coilia'', the grenadier anchovies, is a genus of anchovies. It currently contains 12–13 species. They are found in East, Southeast and South Asia, and mostly inhabit estuarine regions, but there are also species in coastal marine habitats and ...

Hardenberg Hardenberg (; or '' 'n Arnbarg'') is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Overijssel, Eastern Netherlands. The municipality of ...

, 1934 (Cooman's grenadier anchovy) * '' Coilia dussumieri''

Valenciennes Valenciennes (, also , , ; ; or ; ) is a communes of France, commune in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, department, Hauts-de-France, France. It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced ...

, 1848 (Goldspotted grenadier anchovy) * ''

Coilia grayii ''Coilia'', the grenadier anchovies, is a genus of anchovies. It currently contains 12–13 species. They are found in East Asia, East, Southeast Asia, Southeast and South Asia, and mostly inhabit estuarine regions, but there are also species in ...

'' J. Richardson, 1845 (Gray's grenadier anchovy) * ''

Coilia lindmani ''Coilia'', the grenadier anchovies, is a genus of anchovies. It currently contains 12–13 species. They are found in East, Southeast and South Asia, and mostly inhabit estuarine regions, but there are also species in coastal marine habitats and ...

'' Bleeker, 1858 (Lindman's grenadier anchovy) * ''

Coilia macrognathos ''Coilia'', the grenadier anchovies, is a genus of anchovies. It currently contains 12–13 species. They are found in East, Southeast and South Asia, and mostly inhabit estuarine regions, but there are also species in coastal marine habitats and ...

'' Bleeker, 1852 (Longjaw grenadier anchovy) * ''

Coilia mystus ''Coilia'', the grenadier anchovies, is a genus of anchovies. It currently contains 12–13 species. They are found in East, Southeast and South Asia, and mostly inhabit estuarine regions, but there are also species in coastal marine habitats and ...

'' (

Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné,#Blunt, Blunt (2004), p. 171. was a Swedish biologist and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the modern system of naming o ...

, 1758) (Osbeck's grenadier anchovy) * '' Coilia nasus''

Temminck Coenraad Jacob Temminck (; 31 March 1778 – 30 January 1858) was a Dutch patrician, zoologist and museum director. Biography Coenraad Jacob Temminck was born on 31 March 1778 in Amsterdam in the Dutch Republic. From his father, Jacob ...

& Schlegel, 1846 (Japanese grenadier anchovy) * ''

Coilia neglecta ''Coilia'', the grenadier anchovies, is a genus of anchovies. It currently contains 12–13 species. They are found in East, Southeast and South Asia, and mostly inhabit estuarine regions, but there are also species in coastal marine habitats and ...

'' Whitehead, 1967 (Neglected grenadier anchovy) * ''

Coilia ramcarati ''Coilia'', the grenadier anchovies, is a genus of anchovies. It currently contains 12–13 species. They are found in East, Southeast and South Asia, and mostly inhabit estuarine regions, but there are also species in coastal marine habitats and ...

'' ( F. Hamilton, 1822) (Ramcarat grenadier anchovy) * ''

Coilia rebentischii ''Coilia'', the grenadier anchovies, is a genus of anchovies. It currently contains 12–13 species. They are found in East, Southeast and South Asia, and mostly inhabit estuarine regions, but there are also species in coastal marine habitats and ...

'' Bleeker, 1858 (Many-fingered grenadier anchovy) * ''

Coilia reynaldi ''Coilia'', the grenadier anchovies, is a genus of anchovies. It currently contains 12–13 species. They are found in East, Southeast and South Asia, and mostly inhabit estuarine regions, but there are also species in coastal marine habitats and ...

'' Valenciennes, 1848 (Reynald's grenadier anchovy)

References

Anchovies Ray-finned fish genera Taxa named by John Edward Gray {{Clupeiformes-stub