Bermuda anchovy (Anchoa choerostoma)

Scientific name: Anchoa choerostoma Goode, 1874

Bermuda anchovy (Anchoa choerostoma)

The Bermuda anchovy (Anchoa choerostoma) is a marine fish of the family Engraulidae. Native range: Western Central Atlantic, known only from Bermuda. The Panama and Puerto Rico specimens reported in were not this species, but perhaps Anchoa lyolepis).

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 19 - 22. Body moderately compressed and slender. Snout short, about 3/4 the eye diameter; maxilla long, its tip sharply pointed, reaching almost to the gill opening; gill cover canals of the walkeri-type. A silver stripe is on the sides.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Anchoa choerostoma
Family
Engraulidae (Anchovies)
Order
Clupeiformes (Herrings)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
7.5
Depth range
0–50 m (0–164 ft)
Environment
Marine; pelagic-neritic; depth range 0 - 50 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Western Central Atlantic: known only from Bermuda. The Panama and Puerto Rico specimens reported in were not this species, but perhaps Anchoa lyolepis).
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of potential interest
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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