silver anchovy

Engraulis eurystole

Engraulid Fish of Coastal Waters

silver anchovy is known from Western Atlantic as a marine fish. It occurs in marine waters.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Herrings
Family: Engraulidae
Genus: Engraulis
Maximum length: 15.5 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Western Atlantic: Massachusetts south to Florida and the northeastern Gulf of Mexico - at least to about Mississippi sound, but not recorded elsewhere; Venezuelan coast to northern Brazil at 2°19'N.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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