Cayenne anchovy (Anchoviella cayennensis)

Scientific name: Anchoviella cayennensis Puyo, 1946

Cayenne anchovy (Anchoviella cayennensis)

The Cayenne anchovy (Anchoviella cayennensis) is a brackish-water fish of the family Engraulidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, Venezuela to Brazil.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 12 - 14. Body slightly compressed. Snout moderate, about 1/2 eye diameter; maxilla short, tip evenly rounded, failing to reach pre-operculum by 1/2 pupil diameter; pseudobranch short, about 3.4 eye diameter; gill cover canals of panamensis-type. Anal fin origin slightly behind base of last dorsal fin ray. Bright silver stripe along flank, about 3/4 eye diameter, dark bordered above.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Anchoviella cayennensis
Family
Engraulidae (Anchovies)
Order
Clupeiformes (Herrings)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
13.5
Common length
9.0
Environment
Marine; brackish; pelagic-neritic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Venezuela to Brazil.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries
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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