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Encrasicholina oligobranchus (Wongratana, 1983)

Philippine anchovy
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Philippines country information

Common names: Bolinao, Bolinaw, Bulinao
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: scarce (very unlikely) | Ref: Whitehead, P.J.P., G.J. Nelson and T. Wongratana, 1988
Importance: of no interest | Ref:
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Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality of Stolephorus oligobranchus, Manila Bay, Cavite, Rosario, BMNH 1979.12.5.3. Known from Manila Bay (rare) and Varadero Bay in Mindoro (Ref. 124514).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Hata, H. and H. Motomura, 2021
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) > Engraulinae
Etymology: Encrasicholina: Greek, egkrasicholos, -os, -on = mixed with spleen.

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

Marine; pelagic-neritic.   Tropical; 17°N - 4°N, 116°E - 133°E (Ref. 189)

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