Engraulidae

anchoveta

Engraulis ringens

Twenty Centimeters Engraulid Fish from the Pacific Ocean

• Tropical
• Coastal
• Southern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• South America
• Elongated
• Medium
• Tropical fish

The Peruvian anchoveta (Engraulis ringens) is a species of fish of the anchovy family, Engraulidae, from the Southeast Pacific Ocean. It is one of the most commercially important fish species in the world, with annual harvests varying between 3.14 and 8.32 million tonnes from 2010 to 2021.