Species: Anchoa januaria, Rio Anchovy
gill branch under gill cover short, not onto gill cover
gill rakers 24-29
anus nearer pelvic than to A
Anchoa januaria (Steindachner, 1879)
Rio Anchovy
Moderately elongate; snout prominent, conical, projecting, moderate (~1/2 eye or a bit more); rear of the mouth extends well behind the eye; lower jaw suspended below head; upper jaw tip bluntly pointed, not or just reaching rear edge of preopercle; membrane between gill covers not expanded at rear; no large canine teeth; 24-29 lower gill rakers; top limb 3rd gill arch with 6-7 rakers; patch of gill filaments under gill cover short, not extending onto gill cover; anal fin with fairly short base, 19-25 rays, origin under middle of dorsal fin base; pectorals short, not reaching pelvics; large scale in axil of pectoral fin reaches past center of that fin; anus nearer pelvic tips than to anal fin origin.
Silver stripe on flank ~1/2 eye diameter wide.
Size: 8 cm.
Habitat: marine, pelagic and coastal, enters estuaries.
Depth: 0-10 m?
Lake Maracaibo (Venezuela) to southern Brazil.
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- Salinity
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- Brackish
- Marine
- Inshore/Offshore
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- Inshore
- Inshore Only
- Water Column Position
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- Mid Water
- Near Surface
- Surface
- Water column only
- Habitat
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- Water column
- Estuary
- FishBase Habitat
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- Pelagic
- Feeding Group
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- Data
- Planktivore
- Diet
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- Data
- Zooplankton
- Phytoplankton
- Egg Type
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- Data
- Pelagic
- Pelagic larva
- Global Endemism
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- All species
- Greater Caribbean non-endemic
- West Atlantic Endemic
- Regional Endemism
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- Also in Brazil
- Continent
- Continent only
- Extends South of GC
- GC non-endemic
- All species
- Residency
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- Equatorial (0-10N, Costa Rica / Venezuela)
- Tropical (10-23N, Nicaragua / Cuba)
- IUCN Red List
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- Least concern
- Listed
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Length Max
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- 8
- Depth Range Min
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- 0
- Depth Range Max
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- 10
