Anchoviella elongata (Meek & Hildebrand, 1923) Elongate anchovy |
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Family: | Engraulidae (Anchovies), subfamily: Engraulinae | |||
Max. size: | 15.9 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
Environment: | pelagic-neritic; brackish; marine | |||
Distribution: | Western Central Atlantic: Belize south to Panama and northeastern Colombia. | |||
Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 18-22. Snout moderate, about 2/3 eye diameter; maxilla relatively long, tip bluntly rounded, reaching to and a little beyond front margin of pre-operculum; gill cover canals of panamensis type. Anal fin fairly long, its origin below about middle of dorsal fin base. A silver stripe along flank, less than eye diameter (Ref. 189). Upper surface of head and back with dusky punctuations: dark spots at base of anal, median dark line posterior to anal (Ref. 37032). | |||
Biology: | Found along beaches and in estuaries, lagoons or other brackish habitats, apparently able to tolerate a wide range of salinities, but perhaps not entering freshwater. | |||
IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 24 August 2012 Ref. (130435) | |||
Threat to humans: | harmless | |||
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