Elongate anchovy (Anchoviella elongata) fish species and information / pictures of Elongate anchovy - Anchoviella elongata

Elongate anchovy (Anchoviella elongata) fish species information

Scientific Name
Anchoviella elongata

Common Name
Elongate anchovy

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 18 - 22. Snout moderate, about 2/3 eye diameter; maxilla relatively long, tip bluntly rounded, reaching to and a little beyond front margin of pre-operculum; gill cover canals of panamensis type. Anal fin fairly long, its origin below about middle of dorsal fin base. A silver stripe along flank, less than eye diameter (Ref. 189). Upper surface of head and back with dusky punctuations: dark spots at base of anal, median dark line posterior to anal (Ref. 37032).

Classification

Classified By

Meek & Hildebrand, 1923

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Herrings (Clupeiformes)

Family

Anchovies (Engraulidae)

Distribution

Region

Western Central Atlantic

Distribution

Western Central Atlantic: Belize south to Panama and northeastern Colombia.

Range

19°N - 9°N, 90°W - 78°W

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

Unknown m

Zone

pelagic-neritic

Environment

Marine; brackish; pelagic-neritic

Trophic Level

3.27 s.e. 0.38 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

True

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

11.0 cm

Common Length

9.0 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: subsistence fisheries

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (11 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