| Engraulidae (Anchovies), subfamily: Engraulinae |
| 14 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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pelagic-oceanic; marine; depth range - 20 m, oceanodromous |
| Southwest Atlantic: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Mar del Plata, Argentina. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-13; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 20-24. Snout long and pointed, almost equal to eye diameter; maxilla fairly long, tip bluntly pointed, reaching just or almost to hind border of pre-operculum; gill cover canals of panamensis-type; pseudobranch long, more than eye diameter, with about 30 filaments. Anus nearer to anal fin origin than to pelvic fin tips (Ref. 189). Body dark blue or greenish above, with a wide silver stripe along sides (Ref. 27363). |
| Found inshore down to at least 20 m deep (Ref. 189). Presumably feeds on zooplankton (Ref. 189). Eggs recorded off Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil in July and late August to early September, oval in shape and 0.94-1.02 by 0.68-0.83 mm (Ref. 189). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 06 March 2017 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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