Engraulidae

bay anchovy

Anchoa mitchilli

Muddy tidal creeks range from fresh to hypersaline

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

Anchoa mitchilli is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae, the anchovies. Its common names include bay anchovy and common anchovy. It is native to the western Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico.