Slough anchovy
📖 Overview
Reportedly common in estuaries and backwaters of bays and occasionally near shores outside bays . The fifth most abundant fish taken by various gear in Newport Bay, California; a midwater schooling species caught in bag seine hauls mainly in July and September . Oviparous, with planktonic eggs and larvae .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 20 - 25. Body fairly elongate. Snout moderate, about 3/4 eye diameter; maxilla moderate, tip pointed, reaching onto inter-operculum, but not to edge of gill cover; gill cover canals of walkeri-type. Anal fin moderate, its origin usually somewhat before midpoint of dorsal fin base. A silver stripe along flank, about 3/4 eye diameter.: elongated; Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Slough anchovy is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Slough anchovy is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Oviparous . Spawn in school .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; brackish; pelagic-neritic; depth range 0 - 50 m . Subtropical; 34°N - 20°N, 120°W - 109°W Central Pacific: Belmont Shores, Long Beach Harbor, California, USA south to Magdalena Bay on the Pacific coast of Baja California; not in Gulf of California.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | slough anchovy |
| 🌍CES | sardel půvabná |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Anchova-delicada |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | anchoa delicada |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anchoviella delicatissima | Girard | 1854 | Synonym |
| Engraulis delicatissimus | Girard | 1854 | Synonym |
| Stolephorus delicatissimus | Girard | 1854 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) — 3 records indexed .
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