Guyana anchovy

Anchoviella guianensis

One December female carried nearly two thousand eggs

Tropical
Lower river
Upper river
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
South America
Elongated
Small
Tropical fish

Guyana anchovy is known around South America as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 11.3 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Herrings
Family: Engraulidae
Genus: Anchoviella
Maximum length: 11.3 cm
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: South America: Orinoco system, as far up as Puerto Gaitan on Manacacias River in Colombia, certainly in delta; lower parts of rivers of Guyana, Surinam and French Guiana; lower part of Amazon, but lower limits not known; upper Amazon specimens are not this species.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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