Broadband anchovy (Anchoviella lepidentostole)

Scientific name: Anchoviella lepidentostole Fowler, 1911

Broadband anchovy (Anchoviella lepidentostole)

The Broadband anchovy (Anchoviella lepidentostole) is a freshwater fish of the family Engraulidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, Orinoco delta in Venezuela south to Ponta da Cotinga, Paran? coast of Brazil.

Biology

A schooling species found inshore. Most likely anadromous, entering estuaries and freshwater. Feeds on crustacean larvae or small invertebrates.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Anchoviella lepidentostole
Family
Engraulidae (Anchovies)
Order
Clupeiformes (Herrings)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
11.6
Common length
9.0
Depth range
1–50 m (3–164 ft)
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; pelagic-neritic; anadromous; depth range 1 - 50 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Orinoco delta in Venezuela south to Ponta da Cotinga, Paran? coast of Brazil.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Fec=20,202)

Sources

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

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