Family : Engraulidae (Anchovies)
Order : Clupeiformes  (herrings)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Ramcarat grenadier anchovy
Fish Name : Coilia ramcarati
Max size : 25.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 189)
Environment : pelagic-neritic; amphidromous
Climate : tropical; 25°N - 13°N
Global Importance : fisheries: subsistence fisheries
Resilience: Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.29)Distribution : Indian Ocean: Ganges delta and Andaman Sea south of Rangoon.
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 80. Body tapering, belly rounded before pelvic fins, with 6 + 10 or 11 = 15 or 16 keeled scutes from just behind pectoral fin base to anus. Maxilla short, not reaching to edge of gill cover. Pectoral fin with 6 long filaments; the branched fin rays much shorter than those of pelvic fin.
Biology : A schooling species found in coastal waters, but also entering estuaries (although its tolerance to salinities seems not to have been recorded)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Whitehead, P.J.P., G.J. Nelson and T. Wongratana. 1988. (Ref. 189)

India country information
Common Names : കാവ പാള, കാവ ചെളള, നെടു മണങ്ങ്, பொருவா, മണങ്ങ്, పొరవాలు, മുള്ളന് മണങ്ങ്, മുള്ളന് മണങ്ങ്  , ചെറുമണങ്ങ്, ചെറുമണങ്ങ് , നെടുമണങ്ങ്  , ఎంగల్లు , കവചെള്ള , புருவா , മണങ്ങ് , ಮನಂಗು , കവപാള , Anchovy, Cheru-manangu, Engallu, Kava-chella, Kava-pala, Manangu, Manangu, Mullanmanangu, Nedumanangu, Poravalu, Poruva, Tapertail anchovy, Frill-tailed golden anchovy, Ramcarati
Status : native
Salinity : brackish, marine
Uses : no uses