Heller's anchovy (Anchoa helleri)

Scientific name: Anchoa helleri Hubbs, 1921

Heller's anchovy (Anchoa helleri)

The Heller's anchovy (Anchoa helleri) is a marine fish of the family Engraulidae. Native range: Eastern Central Pacific, northern part of the Gulf of California to Sonora, Mexico.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 17 - 21. Body rather elongate, but somewhat compressed. Snout fairly long, almost equal to eye diameter; maxilla moderate, tip bluntly pointed, reaching onto inter-operculum, but not to edge of gill cover; panamensis-type gill cover canals. Anal fin origin a little behind midpoint of dorsal fin base. Silver stripe along flank, deeper above anal fin (more than eye diameter).

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Anchoa helleri
Family
Engraulidae (Anchovies)
Order
Clupeiformes (Herrings)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
8.5
Depth range
0–50 m (0–164 ft)
Environment
Marine; pelagic-neritic; depth range 0 - 50 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eastern Central Pacific: northern part of the Gulf of California to Sonora, Mexico.
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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