neglected grenadier anchovy
Coilia neglecta
- Usual depth8–28 m
- Water temperature27–29 °C
- Best monthsNovember
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 4 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 8–28 m · Deepest record: 28 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 27–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- neglected grenadier anchovy, Whitehead's Grenadier Anchovy
Names in 2 more languages
- Spanish
- anchoa granadera plebeya
- French
- alice franche
Similar species
gold spotted grenadier anchovyCoilia dussumieri
- Bornean grenadier anchovy
Coilia borneensis
- Gray's grenadier anchovy
Coilia grayii
- Osbeck's grenadier anchovy
Coilia mystus
- Japanese grenadier anchovy
Coilia nasus
- 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).
- 30 open-data records from 1963 to 1973.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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