Engraulis anchoita

• Overview
• Interesting Facts
• Common Names
• Description
• Biology
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
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• Further Reading
• Notes

Overview

Family : Anchovies ; Occurs in coastal waters to about 800 km or more from the shore , forming dense schools at about 30 to 90 m depth in summer, but down to 100 to 200 m during winter. Feeds as juveniles on zooplankton , but with phytoplankton becoming increasingly important. Spawns throughout the year, most intensely and close to shore in October or November and again in May or June but less intensely and more offshore. Exhibits north-south and near shore-offshore migrations. Consumed fresh or canned[1].Typical size 7-13 cm SL (Ref. 47377).

Interesting Facts

Common Names

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Description

Habitat

May be found at depths of 30 to 200 meters.

Typically found in water with a depth of 0 to -4,545 meters (0 to -14,911 feet).[2]

Biome: Marine .

Biology

Migration

Oceanodromous .

Taxonomy

Synonyms

Engraulis anchoita Hubbs & Marini, 1935

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Last scrutiny: Data last modified by FishBase 08-Jul-1994

Similar Species

Members of the genus Engraulis

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 47 species and subspecies in this genus:

E. anchoita (Argentine Anchoita) · E. antipodum (Silverstripe Anchovy) · E. australis (Frogmouth Pilchard) · E. batesii (Bates's Sabretooth Anchovy) · E. breviceps (Shorthead Hairfin Anchovy) · E. brevifilis (Short-Hairfin Anchovy) · E. brevirostris (Snubnose Anchovy) · E. capensis (Southern African Anchovy) · E. carpentariae (Gulf of Carpenteria Anchovy) · Stolephorus indicus (Chinese Anchovy) · E. clupeoides (Grubber Broadhead) · E. compressus (Deep Body Anchovy) · E. crocodilus (Sabretoothed Thryssa) · E. cubanus (Cuban Anchovy) · E. delicatissimus (Slough Anchovy) · E. dussumieri (Dussumier's Anchovy) · E. edentulus (Anchoveta Raboamaril 3) · E. encrasicholus (Southern African Anchovy) · E. encrasicolus (Southern African Anchovy) · E. eurystole (Camiguana Anchovy) · E. grossidens (Atlantic Sabertooth Anchovy) · E. heteroloba (Shorthead Anchovy) · E. holodon (Hardenberg's Anchovy) · E. januarius (Rio Anchovy) · E. japonicus (Anchovy) · E. kammalensis (Malabar Thryssa) · E. macrolepidotus (Bigscale Anchovy) · E. melanochir (Dusky-Hairfin Anchovy) · E. mitchilli (Common Anchovy) · E. mordax (North Pacific Anchovy) · E. mordax mordax (Californian Anchoveta) · E. mordax nanus (Anchovies) · E. mysticetus (Pacific Anchoveta) · E. nasus (Longnose Anchovy) · E. nattereri (Natterer's Anchovy) · E. panamensis (Panama Anchovy) · E. perfasciatus (Grubber Broadhead) · E. poeyi (Pacific Sabretooth Anchovy) · E. ringens (Anchoveta Peruana) · E. scratchleyi (Freshwater Anchovy) · E. spinifer (Spicule Anchovy) · E. taty (Scaly Hairfin Anchovy) · E. tenuifilis (Common Hairfin Anchovy) · E. tri (Spined Anchovy) · E. tricolor (Piquitinga Anchovy) · E. vaillanti (Vaillant's Anchovy) · E. vulgaris (Southern African Anchovy)

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Further Reading

• Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). London: BM(NH) url p. 38.
• Commercial fisheries review. [Washington]: National Marine Fisheries Service; [for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off.] url p. 100.
• Current bibliography for aquatic sciences and fisheries. London, Taylor & Francis ltd. url p. 189, p. 37.
• Fishery bulletin / U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service. Washington, D.C.: The Service: url p. 148, p. 207, p. 210, p. 212, p. 229, p. 250, p. 254, p. 258, p. 262, p. 287, p. 380, p. 424, p. 440, p. 481, p. 520, p. 524, p. 525, p. 528, p. 569, p. 597, p. 775, p. 816, p. 877, p. 889.
• Oceanus. Woods Hole, Mass., Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution url p. 72.
• Ontogeny and systematics of fishes: based on an international symposium dedicated to the memory of Elbert Halvor Ahlstrom / sponsored by the National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Dept. of Commerce. [New York?]: American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, c1984. url p. 125, p. 699.
• Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 4th series. San Francisco, California Academy of Sciences. url p. 446, p. 589.
• The Diversity of the Seas: a regional approach. WCMC Biodiversity Series 4 WCMC url p. 59.

Notes

Contributors

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 15, 2012.
• FishBase
• FishBase 2006.
• FishBase. Release date: January 5, 2010
• Froese, R., and D. Pauly. FishBase 2004. International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 01, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 3 providers.
• Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
• Williams, Jeffrey T. (from FishBase).

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 01, 2008:

• FishBase: FishBase DiGIR Provider - Philippine Server
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Centro Nacional Patagonico Ichthyological Collection (OBIS South America, SOUTHERN OCEAN SUB-NODE)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Fishes in the Argentine Sea from 1967 to the present time (OBIS South America, SOUTHERN OCEAN SUB-NODE)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: iziko South African Museum - Fish Collection
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: REVIZEE South Score / Pelagic and Demersal Fish Database (OBIS South America, BRAZIL)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: REVIZEE South Score / Pelagic and Demersal Fish Database II (OBIS South America, BRAZIL)
• Museum national d'histoire naturelle: Ichtyologie

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 126374
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-29945
• Fishbase Species ID: 1659
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14368585
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 551338
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 109891

Footnotes

1. Food and Agriculture Organization (1992). FAO yearbook 1990. Fishery statistics. Catches and landings. FAO Fish. Ser. (38). FAO Stat. Ser. 70:(105):647 p. [back]
2. Mean = -642.530 meters (-2,108.038 feet), Standard Deviation = 1,317.860 based on 53 observations. Ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]

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