James's anchovy
📖 Overview
Overview information for James's anchovy is currently being compiled by our editorial team.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 16 - 21. Body fairly slender, somewhat compressed. Snout very short, about 1/2 eye diameter; maxilla very short, tip bluntly rounded, reaching only a little beyond hind rim of eye; gill cover canals of panamensis-type. Anal fin moderate, its origin below about middle of dorsal fin base. A silver stripe along flank.: elongated; Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
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🦐 Diet
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🥚 Reproduction
Spawn in school .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; pelagic. Tropical; 9°N - 6°S South America: Amazon system (Ucayali, Jutai, Tapajós, Tocantins and probably other tributaries, also Rio Negro) and Orinoco (middle reaches).
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amplova jamesi | Jordan & Seale | 1926 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 2 records indexed .
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