Marini's anchovy (Anchoa marinii)

Scientific name: Anchoa marinii Hildebrand, 1943

Marini's anchovy (Anchoa marinii)

The Marini's anchovy (Anchoa marinii) is a marine fish of the family Engraulidae. Native range: Southwest Atlantic, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Mar del Plata, Argentina.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-13; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 20 - 24. Snout long and pointed, almost equal to eye diameter; maxilla fairly long, tip bluntly pointed, reaching just or almost to hind border of pre-operculum; gill cover canals of panamensis-type; pseudobranch long, more than eye diameter, with about 30 filaments. Anus nearer to anal fin origin than to pelvic fin tips. Body dark blue or greenish above, with a wide silver stripe along sides.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Anchoa marinii
Family
Engraulidae (Anchovies)
Order
Clupeiformes (Herrings)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
14.0
Common length
9.0
Depth range
20 m (66 ft)
Environment
Marine; pelagic-oceanic; oceanodromous; depth range ? - 20 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Southwest Atlantic: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Mar del Plata, Argentina.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
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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