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Type
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Marine Fish
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Title
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Indian Anchovy
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Local Name
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നൊത്തോലി
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Common Name
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Indian anchovy
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Scientific Name
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Stolephorus indicus
Taxonomy
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Kingdom
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Animalia
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Phylum
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Chordata
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Class
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Teleostei
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Order
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Clupeiformes
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Family
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Engraulidae
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Genus
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Stolephorus
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Species
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Stolephorus indicus
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Short Description
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Commercially fished
Used as bait in tuna fisheries
Marketed fresh, dried, and fermented .
Ensures food security for many coastal communities.
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Threats and Impacts
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Forage fish supporting larger predators including tunas and seabirds.
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