Broadhead anchovy
📖 Overview
Presumably coastal, pelagic and schooling . Adults are not yet known, only juveniles to a length to 4.2 cm SL. More specimens and data needed.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 19 - 22. Belly a little rounded, with 4 or 5 small needle-like pre-pelvic scutes. Maxilla tip pointed, reaching to or beyond hind edge of sub-operculum; hind border of pre-operculum convex, rounded. No tooth patches on upper edge of hyoid bones. Closely resembles S. commerson, which has a shorter maxilla, fewer scutes, fewer anal fin rays and a dark line before dorsal fin.: elongated; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Broadhead anchovy is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; pelagic-neritic; depth range 0 - 50 m . Tropical; 5°S - 15°S, 141°E - 148°E Central Pacific: Gulf of Papua and off northern Australia in Gulf of Carpentaria.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🍽️ Edibility & Flavour
⚡ Nutrition
Detailed nutritional data for Broadhead anchovy is currently being compiled from USDA FoodData Central.
🔬 Mercury Safety
Mercury data for Broadhead 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)
📊 Population Dynamics
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