Pacific sabretooth anchovy (Lycengraulis poeyi)

Scientific name: Lycengraulis poeyi Kner, 1863

Pacific sabretooth anchovy (Lycengraulis poeyi)

The Pacific sabretooth anchovy (Lycengraulis poeyi) is a brackish-water fish of the family Engraulidae. Native range: Eastern Central Pacific, El Salvador to Panama Bay and possibly northern Ecuador.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 21 - 24. Snout about 2/3 eye diameter; maxilla moderate, tip somewhat bluntly rounded, reaching almost to sub-operculum, teeth becoming larger after first third of jaw. Lower gill rakers fairly short, none rudimentary. Dorsal fin origin behind midpoint of body; anal fin origin under anterior third of dorsal fin base. Silver stripe lost in larger fishes; a curve of black dots on operculum.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Lycengraulis poeyi
Family
Engraulidae (Anchovies)
Order
Clupeiformes (Herrings)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
20.5
Depth range
0–50 m (0–164 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; pelagic-neritic; depth range 0 - 50 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Central Pacific: El Salvador to Panama Bay and possibly northern Ecuador.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries
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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