Shortfinger anchovy (Anchoa lyolepis)

Scientific name: Anchoa lyolepis Evermann & Marsh, 1900

Shortfinger anchovy (Anchoa lyolepis)

The Shortfinger anchovy (Anchoa lyolepis) is a marine fish of the family Engraulidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14-16; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 21 - 23. Snout long and pointed, only slightly less than eye diameter; maxilla long, tip pointed, reaching almost to gill opening; gill cover canals of panamensis-type; pseudobranch longer than eye diameter, with 30 or more filaments, extending onto inner face of operculum. Pectoral fin with first ray not filamentous. Silver stripe along flank about equal to eye diameter, with dark line above it. Melanophores evenly distributed, usually not forming a middorsal stripe. Iridescent golden spot on top of head.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Anchoa lyolepis
Family
Engraulidae (Anchovies)
Order
Clupeiformes (Herrings)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
12.0
Common length
9.0
Depth range
1–54 m (3–177 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 54 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: New York south to Miami (rare on the Gulf coast of Florida), Bermuda, Antilles, Trinidad and south to Brazil; also Venezuela to Panama, Yucatan and to northern Gulf of Mexico.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries; bait: usually
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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