Species: Anchoa analis, Longfin Pacific anchovy
snout moderate, rounded
pectoral short
Anchoa analis (Miller, 1945)
Longfin Pacific anchovy
Elongate, compressed body, snout moderate length, blunt; rear of the mouth extends well behind the eye; top jaw short (not quite reaching preopercle) with blunt, rounded tip; lower jaw suspended below head; no large canine teeth; membrane between gill covers not expanded at rear; 21-24 lower gill rakers;third gill arch with a few short rakers on its rear face, 6-7 upper rakers; dorsal fin origin over anal origin; anal fin with very long base, iii,28-34 rays; pectorals short, not reaching pelvics; pelvics well behind pectorals, before dorsal fin base.
Grey-green above, silvery below; a silver stripe ~ ¾ eye diameter along flank.
Size: 12.5 cm.
Habitat: shallow coastal lagoons.
Depth: 0-10 m?
SE Gulf of California.
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- Salinity
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- Freshwater
- Non Marine
- Brackish
- Inshore/Offshore
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- Inshore Only
- Inshore
- Water Column Position
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- Water column only
- Near Surface
- Surface
- Habitat
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- Soft bottom (mud/sand/gravel/beach/estuary/mangrove/seagrass)
- Estuary
- Water column
- Freshwater
- FishBase Habitat
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- Pelagic
- Feeding Group
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- Planktivore
- No Data
- Diet
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- No Data
- Zooplankton
- Pelagic fish larvae
- Phytoplankton
- Pelagic fish eggs
- Egg Type
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- Pelagic
- Pelagic larva
- No data
- Global Endemism
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- All species
- Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) endemic
- East Pacific endemic
- Regional Endemism
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- Continental TEP endemic
- TEP endemic
- Continent
- Cortez + Mexican provinces endemic
- All species
- Continent only
- Residency
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- Northern Tropical (Mexican Province to Nicaragua + Revillagigedos)
- Northern Subtropical (Cortez Province + Sinaloan Gap)
- IUCN Red List
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- Data deficient
- Listed
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Length Max
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- 12.5
- Depth Range Min
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- 0
- Depth Range Max
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- 10
