Natterer's anchovy

Anchoviella nattereri

Long pectorals reach halfway along the pelvic fins

Tropical
Regional distribution
Brackish fish
Atlantic Ocean
South America
Elongated
Small
Tropical fish

Natterer's anchovy is a brackish-water fish of rivers and streams. Its source record singles out this identifying detail: Long pectorals reach halfway along the pelvic fins.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Herrings
Family: Engraulidae
Genus: Anchoviella
Maximum length: 5 cm
Water: Brackish
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Western Atlantic: Amazon River mouth in Brazil.

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