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''Setipinna'', the hairfin anchovies, is a genus of
anchovies An anchovy is a small, common forage fish of the family Engraulidae. Most species are found in marine waters, but several will enter brackish water, and some in South America are restricted to fresh water. More than 140 species are placed in 1 ...
. These fish derive their name from the long, filamentous extension of the
pectoral fins Fins are distinctive anatomical features composed of bony spines or rays protruding from the body of a fish. They are covered with skin and joined together either in a webbed fashion, as seen in most bony fish, or similar to a flipper, as se ...
that is found in most species. It currently contains eight recognized species.


Species

* '' Setipinna breviceps'' (
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, 1849)
(Shorthead hairfin anchovy) * '' Setipinna brevifilis'' (
Valenciennes Valenciennes (, also , , ; nl, label=also Dutch, Valencijn; pcd, Valincyinnes or ; la, Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France. It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a s ...
, 1848)
(Short-finned hairfin anchovy) * '' Setipinna melanochir'' (
Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Setipinna paxtoni'' Wongratana, 1987 (Humpback hairfin anchovy) * '' Setipinna phasa'' ( F. Hamilton, 1822) (Gangetic hairfin anchovy) * '' Setipinna taty'' (
Valenciennes Valenciennes (, also , , ; nl, label=also Dutch, Valencijn; pcd, Valincyinnes or ; la, Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France. It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a s ...
, 1848)
(Scaly hairfin anchovy) * '' Setipinna tenuifilis'' (
Valenciennes Valenciennes (, also , , ; nl, label=also Dutch, Valencijn; pcd, Valincyinnes or ; la, Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France. It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a s ...
, 1848)
(Common hairfin anchovy) * '' Setipinna wheeleri'' Wongratana, 1983 (Burma hairfin anchovy)


References

* Anchovies Freshwater fish genera Taxa named by William John Swainson {{Clupeiformes-stub