Zabaleta anchovy (Anchovia clupeoides)

Scientific name: Anchovia clupeoides Swainson, 1839

Zabaleta anchovy (Anchovia clupeoides)

The Zabaleta anchovy (Anchovia clupeoides) is a brackish-water fish of the family Engraulidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines: 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 25 - 32. Snout short and pointed, tip at about eye center; maxilla moderate, tip pointed and reaching onto pre-operculum, extending beyond second supra-maxilla; sub-operculum with angular hind margin, but not formed into a triangular projection; lower gill rakers increasing in large fishes. Anal fin origin below front few dorsal fin rays. Silver stripe disappearing with age.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Anchovia clupeoides
Family
Engraulidae (Anchovies)
Order
Clupeiformes (Herrings)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
30.0
Common length
17.0
Depth range
0–50 m (0–164 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; benthopelagic; oceanodromous; depth range 0 - 50 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: in the Antilles, from Cuba and perhaps throughout; Guatemala south and east to Venezuela and Trinidad, south to just north of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial; bait: usually
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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