James's anchovy (Anchoviella jamesi)

Scientific name: Anchoviella jamesi Jordan & Seale, 1926

James's anchovy (Anchoviella jamesi)

The James's anchovy (Anchoviella jamesi) is a freshwater fish of the family Engraulidae. Native range: South America, Amazon system (Ucayali, Jutai, Tapaj?s, Tocantins and probably other tributaries, also Rio Negro) and Orinoco (middle reaches).

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 16 - 21. Body fairly slender, somewhat compressed. Snout very short, about 1/2 eye diameter; maxilla very short, tip bluntly rounded, reaching only a little beyond hind rim of eye; gill cover canals of panamensis-type. Anal fin moderate, its origin below about middle of dorsal fin base. A silver stripe along flank.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Anchoviella jamesi
Family
Engraulidae (Anchovies)
Order
Clupeiformes (Herrings)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
4.0
Environment
Freshwater; pelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
South America: Amazon system (Ucayali, Jutai, Tapaj?s, Tocantins and probably other tributaries, also Rio Negro) and Orinoco (middle reaches).
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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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