Short anchovy
📖 Overview
Pelagic . A schooling species occurring in coastal waters, most often in muddy estuaries in fully salt, brackish or apparently freshwater, penetrating only a few kilometers up rivers. Maturing females were caught in January, August and October in the Gulf of Nicoya, Costa Rica, suggesting a protracted spawning season. The eggs are oval. TL = 1.219 SL.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 19 - 23. Body moderately elongate, but somewhat compressed. Snout fairly short, about 3/4 eye diameter; maxilla long, tip sharply pointed, reaching almost to edge of gill cover; gill cover canals of walkeri-type. Anal fin moderate, its origin under or a little before midpoint of dorsal fin base. A narrow silver stripe along flank.: elongated; Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Short anchovy is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
Spawn in school .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; freshwater; brackish; pelagic-neritic; depth range 0 - 50 m . Tropical; 28°N - 6°S, 111°W - 77°W central part of the Gulf of California (Rio Yaqui, Mexico) to the Gulf of Guayaquil, Peru.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anchovia curta | Jordan & Gilbert | 1882 | Synonym |
| Anchoviella curta | Jordan & Gilbert | 1882 | Synonym |
| Stolephorus curtus | Jordan & Gilbert | 1882 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 51 records indexed .
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