Gold spotted grenadier anchovy full information

1. GOLD SPOTTED GRENADIER
ANCHOVY(Coilia dussumeiri )

2. INTRODUCTION
• Coilia dussumieri , the goldspotted grenadier anchovy, is a
species of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae.
• It is found in coastal waters and estuaries in the tropical western
Indo-Pacific region.
• They are saline water fish but also able to tolerate lowered
salinity.

3. SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Engraulidae
Genus: Coilia
Species: C. dussumieri
Binomial name: Coilia dussumieri
(Valenciennes, 1848)[1]

4. DISTRIBUTION
• Indian Ocean: India from Bombay to Calcutta, probably
also Myanmar, Thailand and Malaysia.
• Western Central Pacific: Thailand to Java, presumably also
Kalimantan. Valenciennes listed a specimen from Mahe
which lies to the south of Cannanore, India but there is no
such specimen in Paris.

5. Geographical distribution of gold spotted grenadier
anchovy

6. FOOD AND FEEDING HABITS-
Carnivorous species
1. Copepods
2. Prawn and fish larvae
3. Stomatopod larvae
4. Mysids
5. Isopods
6. Sagitta

7. • pelagic-neritic
• amphidromous –Refers to fishes that regularly
migrate between freshwater and the sea (in
both directions), but not for the purpose of
breeding, as in anadromous and catadromous
species
• freshwater; Brackish and marine water
• depth range 0 – 50 m
HABITAT

8. STUDY DONE ON SPECIES -
(Coilia dussumieri)
1. Skeletal system – Bal and Joshi (1953)
2. Eggs and early development – Delsman (1932)
3. Post larval stages – Jones and Menon (1952)
4. Seasonal changes in gonad condition- Palekar
and Karandikar (1953)
5. Food and feeding habits, sex and length-
weight relationship – Bal and Joshi (1956)
6. Food and feeding habits at different growth
stages – Bapat and Bal (1950)
[ Ref:- On some aspects of the biology of
Coilia dussumieri ( Cuv. And Val.) (1967) ]

9. ECOLOGICAL ROLE
• The decline no. of anchovies could have
profound implications across the food web,
as anchovies are a primary food source for
sea lions.
• A drop in anchovy populations can affect
sea lion survival rates.
• Anchovies are a “forage fish,” a grouping
of small abundant fish that serve an
important role in the food chain

10. IUCN CONSERVATION STATUS
Least concern –
chances of extinct
in future
Other related species Of family
ENGRAULIDAE

11. PREDATORS
Groupers
Snook
Seatrout

12. OTHER RELATED SPECIES
Coilia macrognathus
Geographical distribution – Borneo, Sarawak, Thailand.
Inhabits coastal waters and estuaries.
(big mouth grenadier
anchovy )

13. Engraulis
australis
GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION AND BEHAVIOUR:
Southern coasts of Australia including Tasmania,
northward to latitude 25°S; also eastward to New Zealand;
closely allied to. E. japonicus of Japanese waters, which extends
southward to Taiwan (of which a few specimens have been
recorded from Indonesia.
inhabits inlets and coastal waters in schools, often very
abundant; also, a brackish-water population in the rivers
entering the Gippsland Lakes
(Australian anchovy)

14. Setipinna taty ( Hairfin anchovy)
GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION AND BEHAVIOUR: Except Australian
waters founds in most of the areas (India , Malaysia ,
Thailand , Japan and other neighbouring countries).
Inhabits coastal waters and estuaries.
• FISHING AREAS :
• East Indian Ocean
• West Central Pacific Ocean

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