Atlantic sabretooth anchovy

Lycengraulis grossidens

A black margin outlines the translucent yellow tail

Tropical
Regional distribution
Atlantic Ocean
Central America and the Caribbean
South America
Fusiform
Compressed cross-section
Medium
Tropical fish

Atlantic sabretooth anchovy is a freshwater fish associated with rivers and streams. The available account notes this characteristic: A black margin outlines the translucent yellow tail.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Herrings
Family: Engraulidae
Genus: Lycengraulis
Maximum length: 23.5 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Western Atlantic: Belize (but no southerly records until Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela); then from Gulf of Venezuela and Trinidad south to Argentina at Carmen de Patagones; also lower and sometimes middle parts of the Orinoco, the Amazon to above Manaus, and Paraná to about Corrientes, and in smaller rivers.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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