Setipinna phasa is a valid scientific name.

Setipinna phasa (Hamilton, 1822)

Gangetic Hairfin Anchovy - Phasa - Native Fish - Wild (Freshwater)

View: Lateral [Hossain, 2019]

Systematic Position: [2]

Kingdom	:	Animalia
Phylum	:	Chordata
Class	:	Teleostei
Order	:	Clupeiformes
Family	:	Engraulidae
Genus	:	Setipinna
Species	:	Setipinna phasa

Common Names:

English	:	Gangetic Hairfin Anchovy[729]
Bangla	:	Phasa[5] Feoah[274] Tel-tampri[274] Kanta phaisa[274] Bansh pata[729] Phasa kanta[729] Fewa[729] Feua[729] Phausa[729] Fefri[729] Phahaissa[598]

Synonyms:

Clupea phasa Hamilton, 1822
Clupea telara Hamilton, 1822
Engraulis telara (Hamilton, 1822)
Setipinna megalura Swainson, 1839
Setipinna truncata Swainson, 1839

Maximum Length and Weight:

40 cm (TL) ^[347] 292 mm (TL) ^[5]

Inter-Length Relationship:

Head length : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 6.5-7 : 5.5-6 ^[5]
Body height : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 4.5-5 : 3.8-4.3 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Head length = 1 : 4.5-5.5 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Snout length = 1 : .8-.9 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Inter orbial width = 1 : 1.2-1.3 ^[5]

Taxonomic Formula:

D i 14-15; A iii 66-78; P i 14; V i 6 ^{[Talwar and Jhingran, 1991]}
B VIII ; D 1/14-15; A 70-80; P 15; V 7; C 19; L.ls 52; L.tr 15 ^{[Shafi and Quddus, 1982]}
B xiii; D 1/14-15; A 70-80; P 15; V 7; C 19; L.ls 52; L.tr 14 ^{[Bhuiyan, 1964]}D. I + 2-3/11-12; P₁. I/12-13; P₂. I/6; A. 64-72 ^{[Rahman, 2005]}

Scales:

22 abdominal scutes. 52 scales on lateral line. 7 scales after pelvic fin base. 15 scales before pelvic fin base. [5]

Chemistry:

Data not available

Conservation Status:

Global	:	Least Concern (LC)	(Version 3.1) [600]
Bangladesh	:	Least Concern (LC)	(Version 3.1) [287]

Occurrence/Distribution:

Global	:	Andaman Island[746] Bangladesh[70] India[855] Myanmar[844] Nepal[855]
Bangladesh	:	Padma river, Rajshahi[274] Chalan beel, Natore[490] Halda River, Chittagong Hill Tracts[598] Andharmanik river, Patuakhali[751] Sunamganj haor region, Sunamganj[729] Passur River, Khulna[752] Kaptai reservoir (Kaptai lake), Rangamati[753] Mahananda River, Chapainawabganj[775] Meghna river estuary, Noakhali[774] River Choto Jamuna, Naogaon[9] Chitra river, Jashore[793] Little feni river, Feni[795] Sangu river, Chattogram[811] Tanguar Haor, Sunamganj[1025] Punarbhaba, Dinajpur[1161] Ramnabad river, Patuakhali[1163] Lohalia river, Patuakhali[1200] Sandha river, Pirojpur[1206] Agunmukha river, Patuakhali[1208] Bishkhali river, Jhalakathi[816]

Habitat and Environment:

Habitat:
Estuary, Baor, Beel ^[347]

Environment:

Parameters	Units	Minimum	Maximum	Optimum	Ref.
Temperature	-	-	-	-	-
pH	-	-	-	-	-
DO	-	-	-	-	-
Free CO2	-	-	-	-	-

Breeding Maturity:

Data not available

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[274]

Fecundity:

Data not available

Food and Feeding Habit:

Diet composition (%): Data not available

Importance:

Production and Marketing:
Production/Harvesting Season: Data not available
Harvesting Gears: Data not available
Market price: Data not available