| Engraulidae (Anchovies), subfamily: Engraulinae |
| 3 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
|
pelagic-neritic; brackish; marine; depth range 0 - 50 m |
| Western Central Atlantic: southern Caribbean on the northern coast of Venezuela. Possibly also Surinam. |
|
Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 22-24. Body fairly slender, somewhat compressed. Snout short, a little over 1/2 eye diameter; maxilla short, tip bluntly rounded, failing to reach pre-operculum by about 1/2 pupil diameter; gill cover canals of panamensis-type. Anal fin long, its origin a little in advance of midpoint of dorsal fin base. A silver stripe along flank, about 1/2 to 3/4 eye diameter (Ref. 189). Row of dark spots along base of anal (Ref. 37032). |
| Occurs in coastal waters, but also in small lagoons and in Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela. More specimens and data needed. |
|
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 17 July 2017 Ref. (130435)
|
| harmless |
Source and more info: www.fishbase.org. For personal, classroom, and other internal use only. Not for publication.
