Oceanic anchovy

The Oceanic anchovy lives in the reef-associated, oceanodromous, marine environment.

occurrence of the oceanic anchovy Stolephorus punctifer in the stomachs of skipjack and yellowfin sampled during tagging cruises in 1991 and 1992 (24% occurrence - SPC, unpublished data) compared with similar samples taken on tagging cruises in 1978 and 1979 (10% occurrence - Kleiber and Kearney, More

Common names

Anakbat in Maranao/Samal/Tao Sug
Anakbat in Tagalog
Anchois boucanier in French (français)
Anchoveta pirata in Portuguese (Português)
Anchovy in English
Balingon in Hiligaynon
Barriya in Arabic (‫العربية)
Besin in Malay (bahasa Melayu)
Bilis in Malay (bahasa Melayu)
Bolinao in Bikol
Bolinao in Davawenyo
Bolinao in Tagalog
Bolinao in Visayan
Bolinaw in Cebuano
Boquerón bucanero in Spanish (español)
Boris in Waray-waray
buccaneer anchovy in English
Bulinao in Tagalog
Bulinaw in Magindanaon
Bunga air in Malay (bahasa Melayu)
Cá Com d? in Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt)
Cá Cơm đỏ in Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt)
Cá Com s?c xanh in Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt)
Cá Cơm sọc xanh in Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt)
Ca-com-do in Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt)
cigana in Fijian (vosa Vakaviti)
Commerson's anchovy in English
Dagaa-mcheli in Swahili (Kiswahili)
Dilis in Agutaynen
Dilis in Bikol
Dilis in Kuyunon
Dilis in Magindanaon
Dilis in Tagalog
Gurayan in Hiligaynon
Mempinis teri in Malay (bahasa Melayu)
Nefu in Samoan (gagana fa'a Samoa)
Nefu in Tokelauan
Oceanic anchovy in English
Samaduul in Somali (Soomaaliga)
Sardel tečkovaná in Czech (česky)
Seerower-ansjovis in Afrikaans
Taiwan-ainoko-iwashi in Japanese (日本語)
Taiwan'ainoko in Chinese (中文)
Taiwan'ainoko in Mandarin Chinese
Taiyo tarekuchi in Japanese (日本語)
Talika in Maranao/Samal/Tao Sug
Talika in Tagalog
Teri in Malay (bahasa Melayu)
Tigih in Maranao/Samal/Tao Sug
Uono in Swahili (Kiswahili)
刺公鯷 in Mandarin Chinese
刺公鳀 in Mandarin Chinese
布氏侧带小公鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
布氏側帶小公魚 in Mandarin Chinese
布氏半棱鯷 in Mandarin Chinese
布氏半棱鳀 in Mandarin Chinese
棘侧带小公鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
棘側帶小公魚 in Mandarin Chinese
魩仔 in Mandarin Chinese

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Order : Clupeiformes
Family : Engraulidae
Genus : Encrasicholina
Species : Encrasicholina punctifer
Authority : Fowler, 1938