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Anchoveta (Engraulis ringens) fish species information

Scientific Name
Engraulis ringens

Common Name
Anchoveta

Biology
Occurs mainly within 80 km of coast, forming huge schools, chiefly in surface waters. A filter-feeder entirely dependent on the rich plankton of the Peruvian Current. In some studies, diatoms constituted as much as 98% of the diet. Large populations of guano birds and pelicans also depend on this fish (Ref. 9988). Utilized as fish meal and oil (Ref. 9988).

Classification

Classified By

Jenyns, 1842

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Herrings (Clupeiformes)

Family

Anchovies (Engraulidae)

Distribution

Region

Southeast Pacific

Distribution

Southeast Pacific: Aguja Point, Peru to Chilo?, Chile (distribution dependent on the coastal extent of the Peru Current).

Range

5°S - 43°S, 82°W - 69°W

Environment

Climate

Subtropical

Water Temperature From

13 °C

Water Temperature To

23 °C

Depth From - meters

3 m

Depth To - meters

80 m

Zone

pelagic-neritic

Environment

Marine; pelagic-neritic; oceanodromous; depth range 3 - 80 m

Trophic Level

2.7 s.e. 0.32 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

20.0 cm

Common Length

14.0 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5020 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: highly commercial

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (17 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.6-0.9; tm=1; tmax=3)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Least Concern (LC)