| Occurrence | endemic | ||
| Importance | Ref. | ||
| Aquaculture | Ref. | ||
| Regulations | Ref. | ||
| Freshwater | No | ||
| Brackish | No | ||
| Saltwater | Yes | ||
| Live export | |||
| Bait | No | ||
| Gamefish | No | ||
| Abundance | Ref. | ||
| Comments |
Type locality of Engraulis chinensis Amoy (currently Xiamen), BMNH 1860.7.20.103, 8.24 cm SL (lectotype) (Ref. 28119). Found in the north from the mouth of Changjiang River (=Yangtze River), East China Sea to the south in Shantou of Guangdong Province in South China Sea. Also recorded from Fujian Province (Ref. 47439). |
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| States/Provinces | Fujian (native), Guangdong (native), Hainan (native) | ||
| States/Provinces Complete? | Yes | ||
| National Checklist | |||
| Country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ch.html | ||