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Coilia grayii Richardson, 1845

Gray's grenadier anchovy
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China country information

Common names: ÆßË¿öÝ
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Ranges from Fujian Province to Guangxi Province (Ref. 47439). Usually found in Nanhai Sea (Ref. 26563). Adults are anadromous and enter rivers in spring (Ref. 26563). Also Ref. 189, 31517.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ch.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Zhang, S., 2001
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Clupeiformes (Herrings) > Engraulidae (Anchovies) > Coiliinae
Etymology: Coilia: Greek, koilia, -as = abdomen, hollow (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Richardson.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; freshwater; brackish; pelagic-neritic; depth range 0 - 50 m (Ref. 189).   Tropical; 33°N - 7°N, 72°E - 124°E (Ref. 189)

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