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Papuengraulis micropinna

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Engraulidae

Rank
  
Species

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Clupeiformes

Genus
  
Papuengraulis Munro, 1964

Similar
  
Pterengraulis atherinoides, Setipinna, Anchovia, Clupeiformes, Cetengraulis

Papuengraulis micropinna, the littlefin anchovy, is a species of marine/brackish water anchovy that is only found in the Gulf of Papua, the mouths of rivers that drain into it and the Arafura Sea. It is the only species in its genus.

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Papuengraulis micropinna Wikipedia