Encrasicholina heteroloba

Encrasicholina heteroloba, the shorthead anchovy, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. It is found in the western Indian Ocean.^[2]

Shorthead anchovy
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Clupeiformes
Family:	Engraulidae
Genus:	Encrasicholina
Species:	E. heteroloba
Binomial name
Encrasicholina heteroloba (Rüppell, 1837)
Synonyms
Engraulis heteroloba Rüppell, 1837 Anchoviella heteroloba (Rüppell, 1837) Encrasicholina heterolobus (Rüppell, 1837) Encrasicholus heteroloba (Rüppell, 1837) Stolephorus heterolobus (Rüppell, 1837) Encrasicolina heteroloba (Rüppell, 1837) Encrasicolus heteroloba (Rüppell, 1837) Stolephorus heteroloba (Rüppell, 1837) Encrasicholina devisi (Whitley, 1940) Amentum devisi Whitley, 1940 Stolephorus devisi (Whitley, 1940)

Size

This species reaches a length of 12.0 cm (4.7 in).^[3]