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Anchoa hepsetus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Broad-striped anchovy
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United States (contiguous states) country information

Common names: Anchovy
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Inshore north of Cape Hatteras (Ref. 37512). Also Ref. 27549, 93252.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Whitehead, P.J.P., G.J. Nelson and T. Wongratana, 1988
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Clupeiformes (Herrings) > Engraulidae (Anchovies) > Engraulinae
Etymology: Anchoa: Italian ancioa = anchovy (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Linnaeus.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

marina; brackvatten; djupintervall 1 - 70 m (Ref. 189).   Subtropical; 44°N - 36°S, 98°W - 32°W (Ref. 189)

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