| Engraulidae (Anchovies), subfamily: Engraulinae |
| 8.8 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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pelagic; freshwater |
| South America: endemic to the Amazon (upper Amazon system: Lake Cashiboya, Ucayali, Marañon and Morona Rivers). |
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Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 15-18. Body fairly slender, moderately compressed. Snout moderate, about 3/4 eye diameter; maxilla short, failing to reach pre-operculum by about 1/2 pupil diameter; gill cover pattern not recorded. Anal fin fairly short, its origin below or a little behind base of last dorsal fin ray. A silver stripe along flank, up to eye diameter in depth (Ref. 189). |
| A freshwater species occurring in lakes and upper reaches of rivers. More data needed. |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 06 March 2017 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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