Piquitinga anchovy (Anchoa tricolor)

Scientific name: Anchoa tricolor Spix & Agassiz, 1829

Piquitinga anchovy (Anchoa tricolor)

The Piquitinga anchovy (Anchoa tricolor) is a brackish-water fish of the family Engraulidae. Native range: Southwest Atlantic, Cear?, Brazil southward to Mar de la Plata, Argentina.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 16 - 19. Snout long, pointed, about 3/4 eye diameter; maxilla moderate, tip not sharply pointed, not or only just reaching to hind border of pre-operculum; gill cover canals of panamensis-type. Anal fin short, its origin below or behind midpoint of dorsal fin base. A broad silver stripe along flank, about 3/4 eye diameter.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Anchoa tricolor
Family
Engraulidae (Anchovies)
Order
Clupeiformes (Herrings)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
11.8
Common length
6.5
Depth range
0–50 m (0–164 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; pelagic-neritic; depth range 0 - 50 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Southwest Atlantic: Cear?, Brazil southward to Mar de la Plata, Argentina.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
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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