Bigscale anchovy
📖 Overview
Occurs inshore along sandy beaches and in tide streams, forming large schools. Juveniles to about 7 cm occur on beaches and in bays, thereafter moving further from the shore. Feeds by filtering phytoplankton and zooplankton.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 26 - 29. Snout moderate, pointed, tip at or just above eye center; maxilla moderate, tip pointed and reaching onto pre-operculum (but not beyond), extending beyond second supra-maxilla; sub-operculum with a distinct triangular projection on hind margin; lower gill rakers fine and slender, increasing in larger fishes. Silver stripe along flank ,probably disappearing in larger fishes.: elongated; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Bigscale anchovy is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
Spawn in school .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; brackish; pelagic-neritic; depth range 0 - 50 m . Tropical; 30°N - 5°S, 115°W - 76°W south to Gulf of Guayaquil, northern Peru.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Anchovy · bigscale anchovy |
| 🌍CES | sardel velkošupinatá |
| 🇫🇷French | Anchois à Grandes Écailles |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Anchova-do-Pacífico |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Крупночешуйная анчовия |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Anchoa Ancha · Anchoa Escamosa · Anchoa Plateada · Anchoa de Escamas Grandes · Anchoveta · Anchoveta Ancha · Anchoveta esamuda · Carduma · Chuhueco · anchoveta escamuda |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anchovia magdalenae | Hildebrand | 1943 | Synonym |
| Anchovia rastralis | Gilbert & Pierson | 1898 | Synonym |
| Engraulis macrolepidotus | Kner | 1863 | Synonym |
| Stolephorus branchiomelas | Eigenmann | 1918 | Synonym |
| Stolephorus rastralis | Gilbert & Pierson | 1898 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 66 records indexed .
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