Coilia
Coilia, the grenadier anchovies, is a genus of anchovies. It currently contains 12–13 species. They are found in East, Southeast and South Asia, and mostly inhabit estuarine regions, but there are also species in coastal marine habitats and rivers. The largest is up to in length, but most species only reach around half that size.
It derives its generic name coilio from the Greek koilia, meaning "hollow" or "abdomen".Species
There are 12 or 13 species:
- Coilia borneensis Bleeker, 1852
- Coilia brachygnathus Kreyenberg & Pappenheim, 1908
- Coilia coomansi Hardenberg, 1934
- Coilia dussumieri Valenciennes, 1848
- Coilia grayii J. Richardson, 1845
- Coilia lindmani Bleeker, 1858
- Coilia macrognathos Bleeker, 1852
- Coilia mystus
- Coilia nasus Temminck & Schlegel, 1846
- Coilia neglecta Whitehead, 1967
- Coilia ramcarati
- Coilia rebentischii Bleeker, 1858
- Coilia reynaldi Valenciennes, 1848
The Catalog of Fishes considers Coilia brachygnathus synonym of Coilia nasus, hence listing one species less that the FishBase.
