Piquitinga anchovy
📖 Overview
A schooling species found in coastal waters, but also entering brackish water. More data needed . Found in markets . Largely utilized as bait for commercial fishery, oil, flour, and also canned fish .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 16 - 19. Snout long, pointed, about 3/4 eye diameter; maxilla moderate, tip not sharply pointed, not or only just reaching to hind border of pre-operculum; gill cover canals of panamensis-type. Anal fin short, its origin below or behind midpoint of dorsal fin base. A broad silver stripe along flank, about 3/4 eye diameter.: elongated; Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Piquitinga anchovy is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Piquitinga anchovy is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Spawn in school .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; brackish; pelagic-neritic; depth range 0 - 50 m . Subtropical; 2°S - 39°S, 60°W - 32°W Southwest Atlantic: Ceará, Brazil southward to Mar de la Plata, Argentina.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | piquitinga · piquitinga anchovy |
| 🌍CES | sardel trojbarevná |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Anchova-tricolor · Enchova · Enchoveta |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) — 1 records indexed .
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