Vaillant's anchovy
📖 Overview
Vaillant's anchovy (Anchoviella vaillanti) is a ray-finned fish of the family Engraulidae. It inhabits freshwater waters in pelagic environments. This species can reach a maximum total length of 6.8 cm. With a trophic level of 3.2, it is a low-level carnivore, feeding on invertebrates and small organisms. It is assessed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 17 - 22. Body fairly slender, moderately compressed. Snout moderate, a little less than eye diameter; maxilla moderate, tip bluntly rounded, failing to reach pre-operculum by about 1/2 pupil diameter; gill cover canals of walkeri-type. Anal fin moderate, its origin just behind base of last dorsal fin ray. A silver stripe along flank.: elongated; Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Vaillant's anchovy is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Vaillant's anchovy is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Spawn in school .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; pelagic. Tropical; 7°S - 15°S, 46°W - 34°W South America: western South Atlantic drainage, Brazil (Sao Francisco River; the records from Rio Grande do Norte and Rio Preta need to be checked).
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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