| Engraulidae (Anchovies), subfamily: Engraulinae |
| 18 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 32.0 g |
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pelagic-neritic; freshwater; brackish; marine; depth range 1 - 50 m, anadromous |
| Western Atlantic: Orinoco delta in Venezuela south to Ponta da Cotinga, Paraná coast of Brazil. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14-17; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 19-26. Body moderately elongate and compressed (Ref. 189). Snout short, about 2/3 eye diameter; maxilla relatively long, tip bluntly rounded, reaching to pre-operculum; gill cover canals of walkeri-type (Ref. 189). Anal fin fairly long, its origin below about middle of dorsal fin base. A broad silver stripe along flank, equal or greater than eye diameter below dorsal fin (Ref. 189). |
| A schooling species found inshore. Most likely anadromous, entering estuaries and freshwater. Feeds on crustacean larvae or small invertebrates (Ref. 12225). Female maximum length from Ref. 71685. |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 10 September 2014 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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Captured in great numbers during the warmer months in the region of Rio Ribiera de Iguape on the coast of Sao Paolo (Ref. 189). Caught by shrimp trawl in Pirambu, Sergipe (Ref. 118626). |
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