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Encrasicholina purpurea
Species of ray-finned fish / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Encrasicholina purpurea, the Hawaiian anchovy, known in Hawaiian as nehu, is an anchovy of the family Engraulidae that is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. This species was previously known as Stolephorus purpurea, but it has since changed to Encrasicholina purpurea.[1] They are often used as bait fish.[1]
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Hawaiian anchovy | |
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Illustration of Encrasicholina purpurea, formerly Anchovia purpurea | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Clupeiformes |
Family: | Engraulidae |
Genus: | Encrasicholina |
Species: | E. purpurea |
Binomial name | |
Encrasicholina purpurea (Fowler, 1900) | |
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