Engraulidae

slender anchovy

Anchoa exigua

Females carry few oval eggs in August and September

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• Central America and the Caribbean
• South America
• Elongated
• Small
• Tropical fish

slender anchovy is known around Eastern Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 7.5 cm.