FAO species catalogue. Vol.7. Clupeoid fishes of the world (Suborder Clupeoidei). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the herrings, sardines, pilchards, sprats, shads, anchovies, and wolf-herrings. Part 2. Engraulididae

FAO SPECIES CATALOGUE

Vol.7 Clupeoid fishes of the world
(Suborder Clupeoidei)

An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the herrings, sardines, pilchards, sprats, shads, anchovies, and wolf-herrings

Part 2. Engraulididae


prepared by
Peter J.P. Whitehead
British Museum (Natural History)
Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK
and
American Museum of Natural History
Central Park West at 79th Street
New York 10024, USA
Gareth J. Nelson
American Museum of Natural History
and
Thosaporn Wongratana
Faculty of Science
Chulalongkorn University
Bangkok 5, Thailand


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Rome, 1988

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ABSTRACT

This is the seventh in the FAO series of worldwide illustrated catalogues (synopses) of major groups of organisms that enter marine fisheries. The present catalogue includes all clupeoid fishes (suborder CLUPEOIDEI - herrings, sardines, pilchards, sprats, shads, anchovies and wolf-herrings), comprising 4 families, 82 genera and some 355 species, contributing to more than a quarter of the world fish catch. Keys are given to the families, subfamilies and genera, with a glossary of technical terms and measurements, and a review of major literature sources within each FAO fishing area. Genera and species are diagnosed, with drawings, scientific and vernacular names, information on habitat, biology, fisheries, and distribution (with map); reference is also made to subspecies and to any taxonomic or other problems. The occurrence of the species within the FAO fishing areas is tabulated. All scientific names applied to clupeoid species are given in the synonymies, and these as well as the vernacular names are indexed; there is also a complete bibliography of all literature cited.


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FAO Fisheries Synopsis No.125, Volume 7, Part 2pdf

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ENGRAULIDIDAEpdf

Engraulis
Engraulis anchoita
Engraulis australis

Engraulis capensis
Engraulis encrasicolus
Engraulis eurystole
Engraulis japonicus
Engraulis mordax
Engraulis ringens
Anchoviella
Anchoviella alleni
Anchoviella analis
Anchoviella balboae
Anchoviella blackburni
Anchoviella brevirostris
Anchoviella carrikeri
Anchoviella cayennensis

Anchoviella elongata
Anchoviella guianensis
Anchoviella jamesi
Anchoviella lepidentostole
Anchoviella manamensis
Anchoviella nattereri
Anchoviella perfasciata
Anchoviella vaillanti
Anchoa
Anchoa argentivittata
Anchoa belizensis
Anchoa cayorum
Anchoa chamensis
Anchoa choerostoma
Anchoa colonensis
Anchoa compressa

Anchoa cubana
Anchoa curta
Anchoa delicatissima
Anchoa eigenmannia
Anchoa exigua
Anchoa filifera
Anchoa helleri

Anchoa hepsetus
Anchoa ischana
Anchoa januaria
Anchoa lamprotaenia
Anchoa lucida
Anchoa lyolepis

Anchoa marinii
Anchoa mitchilli
Anchoa mundeola
Anchoa mundeoloides
Anchoa nasus
Anchoa panamensis
Anchoa parva

Anchoa pectoralis
Anchoa scofieldi
Anchoa spinifer
Anchoa starksi
Anchoa tricolor
Anchoa trinitatis
Anchoa walkeri
Anchovia
Anchovia clupeoides
Anchovia macrolepidota
Anchovia surinamensis
Cetengraulis
Cetengraulis edentulus
Cetengraulis mysticetus
Jurengraulis
Jurengraulis juruensis
Pterengraulis
Pterengraulis atherinoides
Lycengraulis
Lycengraulis batesii
Lycengraulis grossidens
Lycengraulis poeyi
Amazonsprattus
Amazonsprattus scintilla
Encrasicholina
Encrasicholina devisi
Encrasicholina heteroloba
Encrasicholina oligobranchus
Encrasicholina punctifer
Encrasicholina purpurea
Stolephorus
Stolephorus advenus
Stolephorus andhraensis
Stolephorus apiensis
Stolephorus baganensis
Stolephorus brachycephalus
Stolephorus carpenteriae

Stolephorus chinensis
Stolephorus commersonii
Stolephorus dubiosus
Stolephorus holodon
Stolephorus indicus
Stolephorus insularis

Stolephorus multibranchus
Stolephorus nelsoni
Stolephorus pacificus
Stolephorus ronquilloi
Stolephorus tri
Stolephorus waitei
Stolephorus
Species A
Thryssa
Thryssa adelae
Thryssa aestuaria
Thryssa baelama
Thryssa brevicauda
Thryssa chefuensis
Thryssa dayi
Thryssa dussumieri

Thryssa encrasicholoides
Thryssa gautamiensis
Thryssa hamiltonii
Thryssa kammalensis
Thryssa kammalensoides
Thryssa malabarica
Thryssa marasriae
Thryssa mystax

Thryssa polybranchialis
Thryssa purava
Thryssa rastrosa
Thryssa scratchleyi
Thryssa setirostris
Thryssa spinidens
Thryssa stenosoma
Thryssa vitrirostris
Thryssa whiteheadi
Lycothrissa
Lycothrissa crocodilus
Papuengraulis
Papuengraulis micropinna
Setipinna
Setipinna breviceps
Setipinna brevifilis
Setipinna melanochir
Setipinna paxtoni
Setipinna phasa
Setipinna taty
Setipinna tenuifilis
Setipinna wheeleri
Coilia
Coilia borneensis
Coilia brachygnathus
Coilia coomansi
Coilia dussumieri
Coilia grayii
Coilia lindmani

Coilia macrognathos
Coilia mystus
Coilia nasus
Coilia neglecta
Coilia ramcarati
Coilia rebentischii
Coilia reynaldi

LIST OF SPECIES BY MAJOR FISHING AREAS pdf

BIBLIOGRAPHYpdf

INDEX OF SCIENTIFIC AND VERNACULAR NAMESpdf