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Scientific Name Setipinna taty  (Valenciennes, 1848)
Common Name Scaly Hairfin Anchovy
Type Locality Puducherry, India.
Etymology Setipinna: Latin, septem = seven + Latin, pinna, -ae = fin. 
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Size 153mm or 6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Indo-West Pacific: Bay of Bengal south to Penang; Thailand south to Java and southern Kalimantan, but no certain records from the Philippines, Sulawesi or Papua New Guinea. Records of this species from about Hong Kong northward refer to Setipinna tenuifilis.
IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2017.
Other Parameters A schooling species found mainly in coastal waters, but also entering estuaries (e.g. the Hooghly). Marine and brackish conditions.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 21, pp 60.
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Last Update 2020 Oct 27 06:45 (species record created: 2014 Nov 10 12:07)