Surinam anchovy
📖 Overview
Occurs in estuaries and rivers to collect food. At certain months of the year, mainly Feb.-Mar., this fish is very abundant and forms an important part of the fisheries .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 20 - 25. Snout moderate and pointed, tip well above center of eye; maxilla short, tip blunt, failing to reach articulation of lower jaw by about 1/3 eye diameter, not extending behind end of second supra-maxilla; sub-operculum with angular hind margin, not formed into a triangular projection; gill rakers fine and slender. Silver stripe along flank, up to 1.5 eye diameter at widest . Lacks membrane connecting the gill covers across the isthmus, longer and narrower cheek, higher dorsal and longer pectoral. Deep body and numerous gill rakers .: elongated; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Surinam anchovy is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
Spawn in school .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; brackish; pelagic. Tropical; 11°N - 1°S, 64°W - 46°W Central and South America: lower parts of rivers from Trinidad and eastern Venezuela south to Para, Brazil.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Surinam anchovy |
| 🌍CES | sardel surinamská |
| 🇫🇷French | Anchois du Suriname |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Anchova-do-Suriname |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anchovia pallida | Starks | 1913 | Synonym |
| Anchoviella pallida | Starks | 1913 | Synonym |
| Anchoviella potiana | Schultz & Simões de Menezes | 1951 | Synonym |
| Anchoviella surinamensis | Bleeker | 1865 | Synonym |
| Anchoviella venezuelae | Fowler | 1931 | Synonym |
| Engrantis surinamensis | Bleeker | 1865 | Synonym |
| Odontognathus surinamensis | Bleeker | 1865 | Synonym |
| Stolephorus surinamensis | Bleeker | 1865 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 106 records indexed .
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