Wingfin anchovy
📖 Overview
Occurs in estuaries and freshwater bodies, reaching some distance inland (at least 17 km up the Suriname River; to above Santarem on the Amazon). The short and few gillrakers suggest predatory feeding on small fishes, etc. Locally consumed .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 28 - 32. Snout short, about 2/3 eye diameter; maxilla moderate, tip bluntly rounded, not quite or just reaching lower jaw articulation; lower gill rakers short, with often a single rudimentary raker in front. Pectoral fins large, reaching beyond pelvic fin base; anal fin origin in front of dorsal fin origin. Silver lateral stripe along flank, broad anteriorly, narrowing over anal fin.: elongated; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Wingfin anchovy is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; brackish; pelagic. Tropical; 11°N - 7°S, 64°W - 36°W Central and South Atlantic coasts and drainage (Orinoco delta, the Guianas, south to Ceará, Brazil).
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Wingfin anchovy |
| 🌍CES | sardel gavúnovitá |
| 🇫🇷French | Anchois grande aile · Anchois-grande aile, Hareng gras |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Южноамериканский длиннокрылый анчоус |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clupea atherinoides | Linnaeus | 1766 | Synonym |
| Clupea hepsetoides | Walbaum | 1792 | Synonym |
| Engraulis atherinoides | Linnaeus | 1766 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 78 records indexed .
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