Anchoa marinii Hildebrand, 1943 Marini's anchovy |
photo by
Carvalho Filho, A. |
Family: | Engraulidae (Anchovies), subfamily: Engraulinae | |||
Max. size: | 14 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
Environment: | pelagic-oceanic; marine; depth range - 20 m, oceanodromous | |||
Distribution: | Southwest Atlantic: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Mar del Plata, Argentina. | |||
Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-13; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 20-24. Snout long and pointed, almost equal to eye diameter; maxilla fairly long, tip bluntly pointed, reaching just or almost to hind border of pre-operculum; gill cover canals of panamensis-type; pseudobranch long, more than eye diameter, with about 30 filaments. Anus nearer to anal fin origin than to pelvic fin tips (Ref. 189). Body dark blue or greenish above, with a wide silver stripe along sides (Ref. 27363). | |||
Biology: | Found inshore down to at least 20 m deep (Ref. 189). Presumably feeds on zooplankton (Ref. 189). Eggs recorded off Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil in July and late August to early September, oval in shape and 0.94-1.02 by 0.68-0.83 mm (Ref. 189). | |||
IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 06 March 2017 Ref. (130435) | |||
Threat to humans: | harmless | |||
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