Species: Anchoa exigua, Slender anchovy
slender
snout ~ 3/4 eye, pointed
snout ~ 3/4 eye, pointed
stripe ~ 1/2 eye
top jaw to edge opercle, pointed
lower gill rakers 22-27
short pectoral
short pectoral
A: 16-19, origin under center D
Anchoa exigua Jordan & Gilbert, 1882
Slender anchovy
Slender (depth ~ 18% of SL, compressed; snout medium, pointed (~ ¾ eye diameter); top jaw long, reaching almost to end of gill cover, tip pointed; membrane between gill covers not expanded at rear; third gill arch with a few short rakers on its rear face; 22-27 lower gill rakers; no large canine teeth; dorsal fin origin in mid-body; anal fin base short, iii, 16-19 rays, origin under ~ center of dorsal fin; anus nearer tips of pelvic fins than to anal fin; pectorals short, not reaching pelvics.
Silver stripe along flank narrow, about ½ eye diameter.
Size: 7.5 cm.
Habitat: marine, coastal pelagic, apparently not in estuaries.
Depth: 0-10 m?
The Gulf of California to Ecuador.
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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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- Near Surface
- Water column only
- Surface
- Habitat
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- Water column
- FishBase Habitat
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- Pelagic
- Feeding Group
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- Planktivore
- No Data
- Diet
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- No Data
- Zooplankton
- Phytoplankton
- Pelagic fish larvae
- Pelagic fish eggs
- Egg Type
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- No data
- Pelagic
- Pelagic larva
- Global Endemism
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- East Pacific endemic
- Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) endemic
- All species
- Regional Endemism
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- TEP endemic
- 3 provinces (Cortez + Mexican + Panamic) endemic
- Continental TEP endemic
- Continent
- Continent only
- All species
- 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)
- Equatorial (Costa Rica to Ecuador + Galapagos, Clipperton, Cocos, Malpelo)
- North Temperate (Californian Province &/or Northern Gulf of California)
- IUCN Red List
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- Least concern
- Listed
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Length Max
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- 7.5
- Depth Range Min
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- 0
- Depth Range Max
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- 10
