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Starks's anchovy (Anchoa starksi) fish species information

Scientific Name
Anchoa starksi

Common Name
Starks's anchovy

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 16 - 22. Snout moderate, about 3/4 eye diameter; maxilla quite long, tip pointed, reaching almost to edge of gill cover; lower gill rakers increasing in larger fishes; pseudobranch long, extending onto inner face of operculum; gill cover canals of panamensis-type. Anal fin short, its origin under posterior third of dorsal fin base. Broad silver stripe along flank, lost with age.

Classification

Classified By
Gilbert & Pierson, 1898
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Herrings (Clupeiformes)
Family
Anchovies (Engraulidae)

Distribution

Region
Eastern Pacific
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: El Salvador to Ecuador, perhaps south to northern Peru.
Range
14°N - 4°S, 89°W - 76°W

Environment

Climate
Tropical
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
0 m
Depth To - meters
50 m
Zone
pelagic-neritic
Environment
Marine; brackish; pelagic-neritic; depth range 0 - 50 m (Ref. 189)
Trophic Level
3.32 s.e. 0.43 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
7.7 cm
Common Length
Unknown 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: of potential interest
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100)
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Threat To Humans
  Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
  Least Concern (LC)