Manamo anchovy (Anchoviella manamensis)

Scientific name: Anchoviella manamensis Cervig?n, 1982

Manamo anchovy (Anchoviella manamensis)

The Manamo anchovy (Anchoviella manamensis) is a freshwater fish of the family Engraulidae. Native range: South America, Orinoco delta, Venezuela; also Guyana and Surinam.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 15 - 18. 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 border of eye; gill cover canal pattern not recorded. Anal fin fairly short, its origin below about middle of dorsal fin base.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Anchoviella manamensis
Family
Engraulidae (Anchovies)
Order
Clupeiformes (Herrings)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
2.5
Environment
Freshwater; brackish; pelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
South America: Orinoco delta, Venezuela; also Guyana and Surinam.
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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