Author: (Valenciennes, 1848)
FBname: Common hairfin anchovy
Comments: Presumably schooling and occurring mostly in coastal waters, but also entering estuaries (Ref. 11230) (e.g. the Hooghly and Godavari in India) and penetrating at least 20 km up the Godavari, tolerating salinities as low as 8.7 ppt.  Feeds on prawn, copepods, crustacean larvae, mollusks and fishes.  Fairly common (Ref. 189).