Longfin Pacific anchovy (Anchoa analis)

Scientific name: Anchoa analis Miller, 1945

Longfin Pacific anchovy (Anchoa analis)

The Longfin Pacific anchovy (Anchoa analis) is a brackish-water fish of the family Engraulidae. Native range: Eastern Pacific, coast of Mexico from the Yaqui River south to about Tuxpan, Nayarit.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 28 - 34. Snout moderate, about 3/4 eye diameter; maxilla moderate, tip obliquely rounded, almost reaching to pre-operculum; gill cover canals of panamensis-type. Pectoral fins long, reaching to or just beyond pelvic fin base; anal fin very long, its origin under or just before or behind dorsal fin origin. A silver stripe along flank, about 3/4 eye diameter.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Anchoa analis
Family
Engraulidae (Anchovies)
Order
Clupeiformes (Herrings)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
10.0
Depth range
1–2 m (3–7 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; pelagic-neritic; depth range 1 - 2 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: coast of Mexico from the Yaqui River south to about Tuxpan, Nayarit.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Data deficient (DD)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of potential 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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