Anchoveta
📖 Overview
Adults occur mainly within 80 km of coast, forming huge schools, chiefly in surface waters. Are filter-feeders entirely dependent on the rich plankton of the Peruvian Current. In some studies, diatoms constituted as much as 98% of the diet. Large populations of guano birds and pelicans also depend on this fish . Utilized as fish meal and oil .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0. Body elongate, slender, and rounded in cross section; snout long and prominent; lower branch of first gill arch with 34 to 49 gill rakers; anal fin with fewer than 22 rays, located behind dorsal fin base; body shiny blue or green . There is a silver stripe along flank in juveniles which disappears with age. The high number of gill rakers distinguishes it from all Pacific species of Anchoa.: elongated; Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Anchoveta is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
Eggs ellipsoidal.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; pelagic-neritic; oceanodromous; depth range 3 - 80 m. Subtropical; 13°C - 23°C ; 1°N - 44°S, 110°W - 70°W Southeast Pacific: from Galapagos to Aguja Point, Peru, south to Easter Island and Chiloé, Chile.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | anchoveta · Anchovy · Peruvian anchoveta · Peruvian anchovy |
| 🌍CES | sardel peruánská |
| 🇩🇰Danish | peruviansk ansjos |
| 🇩🇪German | Peruanische Sardelle · Perusardelle |
| 🇫🇷French | Anchois du Pérou · Anchois péruvien |
| 🇮🇹Italian | Acciuga cilena · Acciuga del Cile · Acciuga del Pacifico · Acciuga del Perù · Acciuga peruviana |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | アンチョベータ · ペルーアンチョビ |
| 🇰🇷Korean | 안초베타 |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Biqueirão-do-Perú |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Перуанский анчоус |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Anchoa · Anchoa bocona · Anchoa lobera · Anchoveta · Anchoveta peruana · Atunera · Chicora · Chicoria · Manchuma · Manchumilla · Peladilla · Sardina bocona |
| 🌍UKR | Анчоус перуанський |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 秘魯鯷 |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anchoviella tapirulus | Cope | 1877 | Synonym |
| Engraulis pulchellus | Girard | 1855 | Synonym |
| Engraulis tapirulus | Cope | 1877 | Synonym |
| Stolephorus tapirulus | Cope | 1877 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 13 records indexed .
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