Lindman's grenadier anchovy
📖 Overview
A riverine species. There is insufficient data to show if this species occurs along coasts or whether it is estuarine and not freshwater . Found in estuaries and tidal reaches of rivers.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 80. Body tapering, belly rounded before pelvic fins, with 13 to 15 + 20 to 25 = 34 to 40 keeled scutes from isthmus to anus. Maxilla long, reaching to or beyond base of first pectoral fin ray. Lower gill rakers rarely 29. Pectoral fin with 6 long filaments, with the branched rays longer than those of pelvic fin.: elongated; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Lindman's grenadier anchovy is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
Spawn in school .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; brackish; pelagic. Tropical; 14°N - 4°S
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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