Silver anchovy (Engraulis eurystole)

Scientific name: Engraulis eurystole Swain & Meek, 1884

Silver anchovy (Engraulis eurystole)

The Silver anchovy (Engraulis eurystole) is a marine fish of the family Engraulidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-16; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 13 - 18. Hardly differs from European anchovy (see E. encrasicolus) and can be identified from that description. Differs from Atlantic species of Anchoviella by its much longer pseudobranch (more than eye diameter and reaching onto inner face of operculum); differs from Atlantic species of Anchoa in its short and blunt-tipped maxilla (cf. pointed and reaching onto pre-operculum or beyond).

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Engraulis eurystole
Family
Engraulidae (Anchovies)
Order
Clupeiformes (Herrings)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
15.5
Common length
8.0
Depth range
124–282 m (407–925 ft)
Environment
Marine; pelagic-neritic; depth range 124 - 282 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Massachusetts south to Florida and the northeastern Gulf of Mexico - at least to about Mississippi sound, but not recorded elsewhere; Venezuelan coast to northern Brazil at 2?19'N.
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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