| Family: |
Engraulidae (Anchovies), subfamily: Engraulinae |
| Max. size: |
18 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 32.0 g |
| Environment: |
pelagic-neritic; freshwater; brackish; marine; depth range 1 - 50 m, anadromous |
| Distribution: |
Western Atlantic: Orinoco delta in Venezuela south to Ponta da Cotinga, Paraná coast of Brazil. |
| Diagnosis: |
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). |
| Biology: |
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. |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 10 September 2014 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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