Species: Anchoa helleri, Gulf anchovy, Heller's anchovy
elongate
snout ~ eye, pointed
snout ~ eye, pointed
stripe > eye at rear
top jaw onto interopercle, pointed
lower gill rakers 16-21
pectoral short
pectoral short
A base short, 17-21, origin just behind center D
Anchoa helleri (Hubbs, 1921)
Gulf anchovy, Heller's anchovy
Elongate, relatively slender; snout relatively long, blunt; upper jaw long, tip bluntly pointed, reaching onto interopercle; membrane between gill covers not expanded at rear; third gill arch with a few short rakers on its rear face; 16-21 lower gill rakers; no large canine teeth; dorsal fin origin in mid-body; anal fin with short base, iii, 17-21 (rarely 23) rays, origin a little behind center of dorsal base; pectorals short, not reaching pelvics;pelvics reach under dorsal origin.
Grey-green above; silver stripe on flank > eye diameter overal anal fin.
Size: 10 cm.
Habitat: marine, pelagic and coastal over sand and gravel bottoms.
Depth: 0-10 m?.
The Gulf of California.
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- Salinity
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- Marine
- Brackish
- Inshore/Offshore
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- Inshore
- Inshore Only
- Water Column Position
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- Surface
- Water column only
- Habitat
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- Water column
- FishBase Habitat
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- Pelagic
- Feeding Group
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- Planktivore
- Data
- Diet
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- Zooplankton
- Pelagic fish larvae
- Data
- Pelagic fish eggs
- Egg Type
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- Data
- Pelagic
- Pelagic larva
- Global Endemism
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- All species
- East Pacific endemic
- Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) endemic
- Regional Endemism
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- Continent only
- TEP endemic
- Continental TEP endemic
- Cortez + Mexican provinces endemic
- Continent
- All species
- Residency
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- Vagrant
- Climate Zone
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- North Temperate (Californian Province &/or Northern Gulf of California)
- Northern Subtropical (Cortez Province + Sinaloan Gap)
- IUCN Red List
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- Listed
- Least concern
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Length Max
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- 10
- Depth Range Min
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- 0
- Depth Range Max
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- 10
