Great anchovy

📖 Overview

Great anchovy (Stolephorus balinensis), first described by Bleeker, 1849 is a small fish in the family Engraulidae (order Clupeiformes). Adults typically reach 14.80 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. It occurs in Tropical waters. It feeds on a mix of small fish and invertebrates as a mid-level predator. The species is important as a food fish. As a member of the Engraulidae, it shares life-history and morphological traits with its relatives in the group.

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: gill rakers on first gill arch, in upper series 15-18 (modally 17), lower series 20-25 (23), total 35-42 (40); gill rakers on second gill arch, upper series 10-13 (11). lower series 18-23 (20), total 29-34 (31); gill rakers on third gill arch, in upper series 8-11 (10), lower series 10-13 (12), total 19-24 (22); gill rakers on fourth gill arch, in upper series 7-10 (8) , lower series 8-11 (10), total 15-20 (18); gill rakers on hind face of third gill arch 3-7 (6); prepelvic scutes 2-6 (4); transverse scales 8 or 9 (8); vertebrae 20-22 (21) + 20-22 (20) = 41-43 (41); with a short maxilla, posterior tip just reaching or slightly beyond anterior border of preopercle, 14.3-17.2% SL (mean 16.0%), 59.8-73.0% HL (68.5%); predorsal scutes absent; no spines on pelvic scute; posterior border of preopercle is convex, rounded; two pairs of dark patches on parietal and occipital regions, without a following pair of dark lines; absence of black spots below eye and lower-jaw tip; short pelvic fin, 5.6-9.2% SL (7.6%), 24.9-36.8% HL (32.5%), the posterior tip not reaching to vertical through dorsal-fin origin when depressed; pectoral fin short, 11.3-13.9% SL (12.8%), 47.0-59.9% HL (54.4%); head short, 21.3-25.1% SL (23.4%); body elongated, 14.6-20.4% SL (17.7%); distances from dorsal-fin origin to pectoral-fin insertion long, 29.9-37.3% SL (34.4%), 123.9-162.6% HL (147.6%); distance between pectoral- and pelvic-fin insertions long, 15.1-20.8% SL (18.9%), 60.6-95.1% HL (81.3%) .Cross section: compressed.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Great anchovy is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

🥚 Reproduction

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; pelagic-neritic. Tropical

🌿 Ecology

📐 Morphometrics

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

🍽️ Edibility & Flavour

⚡ Nutrition

Detailed nutritional data for Great anchovy is currently being compiled from USDA FoodData Central.

🔬 Mercury Safety

Mercury data for Great anchovy has not yet been assigned. Please consult FDA/EPA guidance for general seafood safety advice.

🌿 Sustainability

🔬 Full Nutritional Profile

Per 100g - Raw, per 100g - Source: USDA FoodData Central templates (oily fish average)

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