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Scientific Name	**Setipinna melanochir** (Bleeker, 1849)
Common Name	Dusky-hairfin Anchovy
Type Locality	Madura Straits near Surabaya and Kammal, Java, Indonesia.
Synonym(s)	Coilia melanochir, Engraulis melanochir, Stolephorus melanochir
Etymology	Setipinna: Latin, septem = seven + Latin, pinna, -ae = fin.
Species Information
Size	330mm or 13" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Western Central Pacific: Thailand south to Java, including rivers, e.g., the Chao Praya in Thailand and the Rokan, Kapuas and Barito in Indonesia and the Mekong River system.
IUCN Red List Category	Data Deficient , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018.
Other Parameters	This species was recorded up rivers at 90, 150 and 210 km from the sea, but it is not known if these are permanent freshwater populations or migrants from the sea.
Husbandry Information
Feeding	In nature, this species feeds mainly on insect larvae and small fishes. User data.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 228, p 13.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 13:05 (species record created: 2014 Nov 10 12:07)