| Engraulidae (Anchovies), subfamily: Engraulinae |
| 12 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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reef-associated; marine; depth range 1 - 54 m |
| Western Atlantic: New York south to Miami (rare on the Gulf coast of Florida), Bermuda, Antilles, Trinidad and south to Brazil; also Venezuela to Panama, Yucatan and to northern Gulf of Mexico. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14-16; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 21-23. Snout long and pointed, only slightly less than eye diameter; maxilla long, tip pointed, reaching almost to gill opening; gill cover canals of panamensis-type; pseudobranch longer than eye diameter, with 30 or more filaments, extending onto inner face of operculum. Pectoral fin with first ray not filamentous. Silver stripe along flank about equal to eye diameter, with dark line above it (Ref. 189). Melanophores evenly distributed, usually not forming a middorsal stripe. Iridescent golden spot on top of head (Ref. 7251). |
| A schooling species occurring in coastal waters. Feeds on plankton. |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 24 August 2012 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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