Starks's anchovy
📖 Overview
Occurs in coastal waters. In the Gulf of Nicoya, Costa Rica, it is confined to the inner parts, thus apparently tolerating lowered salinities
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 16 - 22. Snout moderate, about 3/4 eye diameter; maxilla quite long, tip pointed, reaching almost to edge of gill cover; lower gill rakers increasing in larger fishes; pseudobranch long, extending onto inner face of operculum; gill cover canals of panamensis-type. Anal fin short, its origin under posterior third of dorsal fin base. Broad silver stripe along flank, lost with age.: elongated; Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Starks's anchovy is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Starks's anchovy is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Spawn in school .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; brackish; pelagic-neritic; depth range 0 - 50 m . Tropical; 14°N - 4°S, 89°W - 76°W south to northern Peru.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Stark's anchovy · Starks' Anchovy · Starks's Anchovy |
| 🌍CES | sardel Starksova |
| 🇫🇷French | Anchois Queue Noire · Anchois de Starks |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Anchova-de-Starks |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Anchoa · Anchoa Rabo Negro · Anchoa de Stark · Carnada · Carnada Azul · Carnada Verde · Mejúa |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anchovia starksi | Gilbert & Pierson | 1898 | Synonym |
| Engraulis clarki | Hildebrand | 1943 | Synonym |
| Stolephorus starksi | Gilbert & Pierson | 1898 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) — 44 records indexed .
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