Bright anchovy (Anchoa lucida)

Scientific name: Anchoa lucida Jordan & Gilbert, 1882

Bright anchovy (Anchoa lucida)

The Bright anchovy (Anchoa lucida) is a brackish-water fish of the family Engraulidae. Native range: Eastern Central Pacific, southwestern coast of Baja California, Mexico and the Gulf of California to Puerto Pizarro, Peru.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 18 - 23. Body moderately elongate, but somewhat compressed. Snout fairly short, about 3/4 eye diameter; maxilla moderate, tip somewhat bluntly pointed, reaching to inter-operculum; gill cover canals of panamensis-(Mexico) or walkeri-type. Anal fin fairly long, its origin below or a little behind midpoint of dorsal fin base. A narrow silver stripe along flank, about 1/2 eye diameter.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Anchoa lucida
Family
Engraulidae (Anchovies)
Order
Clupeiformes (Herrings)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
13.2
Common length
10.0
Depth range
0–50 m (0–164 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; pelagic-neritic; depth range 0 - 50 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eastern Central Pacific: southwestern coast of Baja California, Mexico and the Gulf of California to Puerto Pizarro, Peru.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
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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