Deep body anchovy (Anchoa compressa)

Scientific name: Anchoa compressa Girard, 1858

Deep body anchovy (Anchoa compressa)

The Deep body anchovy (Anchoa compressa) is a brackish-water fish of the family Engraulidae. Native range: Eastern Central Pacific, Morro Bay, California to Magdalena Bay, Baja California, Mexico.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 27 - 34. Moderately deep. Snout pointed, about 1/2 to 3/4 eye diameter; maxilla moderate, tip rather blunt, not reaching to hind border of pre-operculum; pseudobranch short, covered by skin; gill cover canals of panamensis-type. Anal fin origin a little before midpoint of dorsal fin base. A bright silver stripe along flank, often as wide as eye, not fading on preservation.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Anchoa compressa
Family
Engraulidae (Anchovies)
Order
Clupeiformes (Herrings)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
13.3
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: Morro Bay, California to Magdalena Bay, Baja California, Mexico.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Bait: usually
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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