Engraulidae

James's anchovy

Anchoviella jamesi

Forty vertebrae follow an exceptionally short snout

• Tropical
• Middle river
• Southern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• South America
• Elongated
• Small
• Tropical fish

James's anchovy is known around South America as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and records give a maximum length of 5 cm.