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Silver anchovy (Engraulis eurystole) fish species and information / pictures of Silver anchovy - Engraulis eurystole
Silver anchovy (Engraulis eurystole) fish species information
Scientific Name
Engraulis eurystole
Common Name
Silver anchovy
Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-16; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 13 - 18. Hardly differs from European anchovy (see E. encrasicolus) and can be identified from that description. Differs from Atlantic species of Anchoviella by its much longer pseudobranch (more than eye diameter and reaching onto inner face of operculum); differs from Atlantic species of Anchoa in its short and blunt-tipped maxilla (cf. pointed and reaching onto pre-operculum or beyond) (Ref. 189).
Classification
Classified By
Swain & Meek, 1884
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Herrings (Clupeiformes)
Family
Anchovies (Engraulidae)
Distribution
Region
Western Atlantic
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Massachusetts south to Florida and the northeastern Gulf of Mexico - at least to about Mississippi sound, but not recorded elsewhere; Venezuelan coast to northern Brazil at 2?19'N.
Range
45°N - 0°, 91°W - 46°W
Environment
Climate
Tropical
Water Temperature From
Unknown
°C
Water Temperature To
Unknown
°C
Depth From - meters
124
m
Depth To - meters
282
m
Zone
pelagic-neritic
Environment
Marine; pelagic-neritic; depth range 124 - 282 m (Ref. 5951)
Trophic Level
2.86 s.e. 0.31 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
15.5
cm
Common Length
8.0
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: minor commercial
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (15 of 100)
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Threat To Humans
Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
Not Evaluated