Carriker's anchovy

Anchoviella carrikeri

Anal fin begins just behind the last dorsal ray

Tropical
Lower river
Southern Hemisphere
Local endemic species
Restricted distribution
Freshwater fish
South America
Elongated
Small
Tropical fish

Carriker's anchovy is a freshwater fish of rivers and streams. Its source record singles out this identifying detail: Anal fin begins just behind the last dorsal ray.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Herrings
Family: Engraulidae
Genus: Anchoviella
Maximum length: 6.5 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: South America: endemic to the Amazon system (from the Chapare River mouth to the lower reaches).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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