false Panama anchovy

Anchoa mundeola

Tiny teeth hide along the upper hyoid edge

Tropical
Restricted distribution
Pacific Ocean
Central America and the Caribbean
North America
Elongated
Small
Tropical fish

false Panama anchovy is known around Eastern Central Pacific as a fish; The species reaches a recorded maximum of 12.5 cm, and its body is an elongated body.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Herrings
Family: Engraulidae
Genus: Anchoa
Maximum length: 12.5 cm
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Eastern Central Pacific: Sonora, Mexico to Panama Bay. Misidentified as Anchoa panamensis which occurs only in Panama Bay, thus most Anchoa panamensis records north of the Bay will refer to Anchoa mundeola .
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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