Slender anchovy (Anchoa ischana)

Scientific name: Anchoa ischana Jordan & Gilbert, 1882

Slender anchovy (Anchoa ischana)

The Slender anchovy (Anchoa ischana) is a marine fish of the family Engraulidae. Native range: Eastern Central Pacific, southwestern coast of Baja California, Mexico and the Gulf of California to Panama and the Gal?pagos Islands.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 15 - 19. Body rather elongate, but somewhat compressed. Snout moderate, about 3/4 eye diameter; maxilla moderate, tip narrowly pointed, reaching onto sub-operculum, but not to edge of gill cover; gill cover canals of panamensis-type. Anal fin short, its origin below posterior third of dorsal fin base. A narrow silver stripe along flank, deeper above anal fin (about 3/4 to 2/3 eye diameter).

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Anchoa ischana
Family
Engraulidae (Anchovies)
Order
Clupeiformes (Herrings)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
12.0
Common length
9.5
Depth range
0–50 m (0–164 ft)
Environment
Marine; pelagic-neritic; depth range 0 - 50 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Central Pacific: southwestern coast of Baja California, Mexico and the Gulf of California to Panama and the Gal?pagos 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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