Balboa anchovy (Anchoviella balboae)

Scientific name: Anchoviella balboae Jordan & Seale, 1926

Balboa anchovy (Anchoviella balboae)

The Balboa anchovy (Anchoviella balboae) is a marine fish of the family Engraulidae. Native range: Eastern Central Pacific, Panama. Occurrence in El Salvador is probably an error.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 17 - 23. Body fairly stout, somewhat compressed. Snout very short, scarcely longer than pupil; maxilla short, tip bluntly rounded, not quite reaching to articulation of lower jaw; lower gill rakers increasing with size of fish; gill cover canals of Walkeri-type. Pectoral fin very large, reaching almost to pelvic fin base; anal fin moderately long, its origin under about middle of dorsal fin base.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Anchoviella balboae
Family
Engraulidae (Anchovies)
Order
Clupeiformes (Herrings)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
7.2
Environment
Marine; pelagic-neritic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Central Pacific: Panama. Occurrence in El Salvador is probably an error.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Data deficient (DD)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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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