Vaillant's anchovy (Anchoviella vaillanti)

Scientific name: Anchoviella vaillanti Steindachner, 1908

Vaillant's anchovy (Anchoviella vaillanti)

The Vaillant's anchovy (Anchoviella vaillanti) is a freshwater fish of the family Engraulidae. Native range: South America, western South Atlantic drainage, Brazil (Sao Francisco River; the records from Rio Grande do Norte and Rio Preta need to be checked).

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 17 - 22. Body fairly slender, moderately compressed. Snout moderate, a little less than eye diameter; maxilla moderate, tip bluntly rounded, failing to reach pre-operculum by about 1/2 pupil diameter; gill cover canals of walkeri-type. Anal fin moderate, its origin just behind base of last dorsal fin ray. A silver stripe along flank.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Anchoviella vaillanti
Family
Engraulidae (Anchovies)
Order
Clupeiformes (Herrings)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
6.8
Environment
Freshwater; pelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
South America: western South Atlantic drainage, Brazil (Sao Francisco River; the records from Rio Grande do Norte and Rio Preta need to be checked).
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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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