Regan's anchovy (Anchoa argentivittata)

Scientific name: Anchoa argentivittata Regan, 1904

Regan's anchovy (Anchoa argentivittata)

The Regan's anchovy (Anchoa argentivittata) is a marine fish of the family Engraulidae. Native range: Eastern Pacific, southern half of Gulf of California to Ecuador, excluding the Galapagos Islands.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 14 - 17. Body fairly elongate. Snout long, about equal to eye diameter; maxilla moderate, tip rather bluntly pointed, reaching onto inter-operculum, but not to edge of gill cover; gill cover canals of panamensis-type. Anal fin very short, its origin below or behind last dorsal fin ray base. A silver stripe along flank, about 3/4 eye diameter.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Anchoa argentivittata
Family
Engraulidae (Anchovies)
Order
Clupeiformes (Herrings)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
10.0
Common length
8.0
Depth range
0–50 m (0–164 ft)
Environment
Marine; pelagic-neritic; depth range 0 - 50 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: southern half of Gulf of California to Ecuador, excluding the Galapagos Islands.
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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