Papuengraulis micropinna

Papuengraulis micropinna
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Engraulidae
Genus: Papuengraulis
Munro, 1964
Species: P. micropinna
Binomial name
Papuengraulis micropinna
Munro, 1964

Papuengraulis micropinna, the littlefin anchovy, is a species of marine/brackish water anchovy that is only found in the Gulf of Papua, the mouths of rivers that drain into it and the Arafura Sea. It is the only species in its genus.

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