gold spotted grenadier anchovy
Coilia dussumieri
- Usual depth5–28 m
- Water temperature27–29 °C
- Best monthsJanuary
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) phiroza, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
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.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Coilia dussumieri”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 229 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 4 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 4 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 4 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 3 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 5–28 m · Deepest record: 28 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 27–29 °C
Photos
(c) Dinesh Valke, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Ashwit Shetty, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Ong Jyh Seng, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- gold spotted grenadier anchovy, gold-spotted grenadier anchovy, goldspotted grenadier anchovy
Names in 3 more languages
- Spanish
- anchoa granadera dorada
- French
- alices taches d'or
- Thai
- ปลาหางไก่จุดทอง
Other scientific names: Coilia quadrifilis, Demicoilia margaritifera, Democoilia margaratifera, Leptonurus chrysostigma
Similar species
- Bornean grenadier anchovy
Coilia borneensis
- Gray's grenadier anchovy
Coilia grayii
- Osbeck's grenadier anchovy
Coilia mystus
- Japanese grenadier anchovy
Coilia nasus
- neglected grenadier anchovy
Coilia neglecta
- Ramcarat grenadier anchovy
Coilia ramcarati
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 316 open-data records from 1848 to 2023.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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