Japanese grenadier anchovy
Coilia nasus
- Water temperature13–26 °C
- Best monthsMarch, September, and October
- How commonRare
About this species
Coilia nasus, commonly known as the Japanese grenadier anchovy or Chinese tapertail anchovy, is a species of ray-finned fish in the anchovy family Engraulidae. It grows to 41 cm (16 in) total length, making it one of the largest species of its genus.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 8 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 4 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 4 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 5 records
- October: 7 records
- November: 4 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 13–26 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Japanese grenadier anchovy
Names in 3 more languages
- Japanese
- Etsu, エツ
- Korean
- 웅어
- Simplified Chinese
- 刀鱭, 刀鲚
Other scientific names: Coilia ectenes, Colia ectens, Colia nasus
Similar species
gold spotted grenadier anchovyCoilia dussumieri
- Bornean grenadier anchovy
Coilia borneensis
- Gray's grenadier anchovy
Coilia grayii
- Osbeck's grenadier anchovy
Coilia mystus
- 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).
- 152 open-data records from 1911 to 1995.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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