Snubnose anchovy (Anchoviella brevirostris)

Scientific name: Anchoviella brevirostris G?nther, 1868

Snubnose anchovy (Anchoviella brevirostris)

The Snubnose anchovy (Anchoviella brevirostris) is a brackish-water fish of the family Engraulidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, Orinoco River mouth, Venezuela and the Guianas south to Rio Ribeiro do Iguape, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 15 - 17. Snout short, about 1/2 eye diameter and projecting only slightly beyond lower jaw; maxilla short, tip bluntly rounded, failing to reach pre-operculum by about 1/2 pupil diameter; lower jaw longer than upper, its symphysis almost at tip of snout. Gill cover canals of panamensis-type. Anal fin origin below last part of dorsal fin base. Stripe about 3/4 eye diameter over anal fin.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Anchoviella brevirostris
Family
Engraulidae (Anchovies)
Order
Clupeiformes (Herrings)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
9.0
Common length
7.0
Depth range
1–50 m (3–164 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; pelagic-neritic; depth range 1 - 50 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Orinoco River mouth, Venezuela and the Guianas south to Rio Ribeiro do Iguape, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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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