Hairfin Anchovy

Belly with 20 to 29 + 9 to 14 = 32 to 40 keeled scutes from isthmus to anus. Lower gill rakers with the serrae distinctly clumped. Pectoral filament long, reaching to base of 23rd to last anal fin ray. Scales present on dorsal and anal fins.

Oceanodromous. Migrating within oceans typically between spawning and different feeding areas, as tunas do. Migrations should be cyclical and predictable and cover more than 100 km.

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 45 - 55

A schooling species found mainly in coastal waters, but also entering estuaries (e.g. the Hooghly).

A schooling species found mainly in coastal waters, but also entering estuaries (e.g. the Hooghly). More data needed, based on certain identifications, since at least some records must have been based on S. tenuifilis. One of the commonest species of Setipinna.

fisheries: minor commercial; price category: medium; price reliability: very questionable: based on ex-vessel price for species in this family

The scaly hairfin anchovy (Setipinna taty) is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. It is found in coastal waters and estuaries in the tropical western Indo-Pacific region.