Trinidad anchovy (Anchoa trinitatis)

Scientific name: Anchoa trinitatis Fowler, 1915

Trinidad anchovy (Anchoa trinitatis)

The Trinidad anchovy (Anchoa trinitatis) is a brackish-water fish of the family Engraulidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 23 - 27. Snout sharply pointed but short, less than eye diameter; maxilla long, tip pointed, reaching almost to gill opening; gill cover canals of panamensis-type. Anal fin moderate, its origin below or just before midpoint of dorsal fin base. A silver stripe along flank, less than eye diameter.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Anchoa trinitatis
Family
Engraulidae (Anchovies)
Order
Clupeiformes (Herrings)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
14.0
Common length
12.0
Depth range
1–2 m (3–7 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; pelagic-neritic; depth range 1 - 2 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Central Atlantic: Trinidad and westward to Margarita Island and the Gulf of Venezuela; reaches Cartagena in Colombia if the reported occurrence there is correct.
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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