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
Maximum length: 25 cm
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Magdalena Bay, Baja California on the Pacific coast and from San Felipe Bay, Gulf of California south to Gulf of Guayaquil, northern Peru.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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