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Class: Teleostei
Order:
Clupeiformes
Family:
Engraulidae
Anchovies
Subfamily: Engraulinae
Genus: Pterengraulis
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Clupeiformes
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Engraulidae
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Coiliinae
Engraulinae
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Pterengraulis
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Photo by Krumme, U.
Western Central and South
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Pterengraulis atherinoides
(Linnaeus, 1766)
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Pterengraulis atherinoides
[Wingfin anchovy]
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Pterengraulis atherinoides
Wingfin anchovy
Western Central and South
30 TL
1766
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