Little anchovy (Anchoa parva)

Scientific name: Anchoa parva Meek & Hildebrand, 1923

Little anchovy (Anchoa parva)

The Little anchovy (Anchoa parva) is a freshwater fish of the family Engraulidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 17 - 22. Snout moderate, a little over 1/2 eye diameter; maxilla moderate, tip sharply pointed, reaching to or a little beyond hind border of pre-operculum; gill cover canals of walkeri-type. Anal fin fairly short, its origin before midpoint of dorsal fin base. Anus nearer to pelvic fin tips than to anal fin origin. A narrow silver stripe along flank about eye diameter.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Anchoa parva
Family
Engraulidae (Anchovies)
Order
Clupeiformes (Herrings)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
6.0
Common length
5.0
Depth range
0–50 m (0–164 ft)
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; pelagic-neritic; depth range 0 - 50 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Central Atlantic: Cuba and Jamaica to at least Puerto Rico, if not throughout Lesser Antilles; Yucatan (Mexico) to Colombia, Venezuela and Trinidad, but apparently not further south.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial; 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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