Gray's grenadier anchovy
Coilia grayii
- Water temperature28–28 °C
- Best monthsMay, June, and September
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 3 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 28–28 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Gray's grenadier anchovy, Grey’s Granadier Anchovy, Grey’s Grenadier Anchovy
Names in 1 more languages
- Simplified Chinese
- 七絲鱭, 白鼻, 長尾刺, 馬刀, 馬鱭, 鳳尾魚, 黃鱭
Other scientific names: Coilia grayi
Similar species
gold spotted grenadier anchovyCoilia dussumieri
- Bornean grenadier anchovy
Coilia borneensis
- 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.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 28 open-data records from 1929 to 1996.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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