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bright anchovy (Anchoa lucida)
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bright anchovy (Anchoa lucida) specimen
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Engraulidae

bright anchovy

Anchoa lucida

July females already carry oval eggs

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Pacific Ocean
  • North America
  • South America
  • Elongated
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

bright anchovy is known from Eastern Central Pacific as a marine fish. It occurs in marine waters.

Genus
Anchoa
Maximum length
13.2 cm
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
Eastern Central Pacific: southwestern coast of Baja California, Mexico and the Gulf of California to Puerto Pizarro, Peru.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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