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bigeye anchovy (Anchoa lamprotaenia)
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Engraulidae

bigeye anchovy

Anchoa lamprotaenia

Schooling anchovy with an iridescent head

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

bigeye anchovy is a marine fish from Western Central Atlantic. It inhabits marine waters. The largest recorded length is 12.2 cm.

Genus
Anchoa
Water type
Marine
Body shape
elongated
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