bigscale anchovy

Anchovia macrolepidota

Juveniles hug beaches before adults move farther offshore

Tropical
Regional distribution
Pacific Ocean
South America
Elongated
Compressed cross-section
Medium
Tropical fish

bigscale anchovy is known around Eastern Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in estuaries and brackish water, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 25 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Herrings
Family: Engraulidae
Genus: Anchovia
Body shape: elongated