short anchovy

Anchoa curta

Schooling from Gulf of California to Peruvian estuaries

short anchovy is known around Eastern Pacific as a fish; It occurs in estuaries and brackish water, and records give a maximum length of 8.9 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Herrings
Family: Engraulidae
Genus: Anchoa
Maximum length: 8.9 cm
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Eastern Pacific: central part of the Gulf of California (Rio Yaqui, Mexico) to the Gulf of Guayaquil, Peru.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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