Surinam anchovy (Anchovia surinamensis)

Scientific name: Anchovia surinamensis Bleeker, 1865

Surinam anchovy (Anchovia surinamensis)

The Surinam anchovy (Anchovia surinamensis) is a freshwater fish of the family Engraulidae. Native range: Central and South America, lower parts of rivers from Trinidad and eastern Venezuela south to Para, Brazil.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 20 - 25. Snout moderate and pointed, tip well above center of eye; maxilla short, tip blunt, failing to reach articulation of lower jaw by about 1/3 eye diameter, not extending behind end of second supra-maxilla; sub-operculum with angular hind margin, not formed into a triangular projection; gill rakers fine and slender. Silver stripe along flank, up to 1.5 eye diameter at widest. Lacks membrane connecting the gill covers across the isthmus, longer and narrower cheek, higher dorsal and longer pectoral. Deep body and numerous gill rakers.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Anchovia surinamensis
Family
Engraulidae (Anchovies)
Order
Clupeiformes (Herrings)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
15.0
Common length
8.0
Environment
Freshwater; brackish; pelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Central and South America: lower parts of rivers from Trinidad and eastern Venezuela south to Para, Brazil.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
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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