Allen's anchovy (Anchoviella alleni)

Scientific name: Anchoviella alleni Myers, 1940

Allen's anchovy (Anchoviella alleni)

The Allen's anchovy (Anchoviella alleni) is a freshwater fish of the family Engraulidae. Native range: South America, endemic to the Amazon (upper Amazon system: Lake Cashiboya, Ucayali, Mara?on and Morona Rivers).

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 15 - 18. Body fairly slender, moderately compressed. Snout moderate, about 3/4 eye diameter; maxilla short, failing to reach pre-operculum by about 1/2 pupil diameter; gill cover pattern not recorded. Anal fin fairly short, its origin below or a little behind base of last dorsal fin ray. A silver stripe along flank, up to eye diameter in depth.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Anchoviella alleni
Family
Engraulidae (Anchovies)
Order
Clupeiformes (Herrings)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
8.8
Environment
Freshwater; pelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
South America: endemic to the Amazon (upper Amazon system: Lake Cashiboya, Ucayali, Mara?on and Morona Rivers).
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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