Encrasicholina heteroloba

Shorthead Anchovy

As recorded: Encrasicholina heteroloba (Rüppell, 1837)

Animalia › Chordata › Clupeiformes › Engraulidae

Date: 1989
Locality: Maldive Islands; Laamu Atoll; Hithadhoo
Island: Maldive Islands
Record type: Preserved specimen

8 Bishop specimens of Encrasicholina heteroloba · collected 1962–1990Species page ›

Encrasicholina heteroloba observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1989. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild, most recently on 2024-12-16.

2024-12-16

HX5X+JF7, Kachani, Thiruvananthapuram, Irumpa, Kerala 695043, India

(c) Pranav Chandra Bose, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Cite this specimen

Encrasicholina heteroloba. BPBM 35048. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36707339. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/35048.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36707339 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026

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