Carriker's anchovy (Anchoviella carrikeri)

Scientific name: Anchoviella carrikeri Fowler, 1940

Carriker's anchovy (Anchoviella carrikeri)

The Carriker's anchovy (Anchoviella carrikeri) is a freshwater fish of the family Engraulidae. Native range: South America, endemic to the Amazon system (from the Chapare River mouth to the lower reaches).

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 15 - 18. Body fairly slender, moderately compressed. Snout moderate, a little over 1/2 eye diameter; maxilla moderate, tip bluntly rounded, failing to reach pre-operculum by about 1/4 pupil diameter; gill cover canals of walkeri-type. Anal fin moderate, its origin a little behind base of last dorsal fin ray. A silver stripe along flank, widening to about eye diameter over anal fin.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Anchoviella carrikeri
Family
Engraulidae (Anchovies)
Order
Clupeiformes (Herrings)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
6.5
Environment
Freshwater; pelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
South America: endemic to the Amazon system (from the Chapare River mouth to the lower reaches).
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
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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