Anchovies
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Zabaleta anchovy
Anchovia clupeoides
About
Found inshore forming quite large schools and also in estuaries, mangroves and other lagoons, penetrating into almost freshwater (salinities of 4.9-32.25 ppt in Santa Cruz Canal, Pernambuco, Brazil). Feeds by filtering plankton.
Also known as: anchovy, broadhead anchovy, grubber broadhead
- Length
- 17 cm · max 30 cm
- Depth
- up to 50 m
Appearance
Look for snout short and pointed, tip at about eye center; maxilla moderate, tip pointed and reaching onto pre-operculum (but not beyond), extending beyond second supra-maxilla; sub-operculum with angular hind margin, but not formed into a triangular projection.
Habitat
Found inshore forming quite large schools and also in estuaries, mangroves and other lagoons, penetrating into almost freshwater (salinities of 4.9-32.25 ppt in Santa Cruz Canal, Pernambuco, Brazil).
Behaviour
Found inshore forming quite large schools and also in estuaries, mangroves and other lagoons, penetrating into almost freshwater (salinities of 4.9-32.25 ppt in Santa Cruz Canal, Pernambuco, Brazil).
Diet
Feeds by filtering plankton.
Did you know?
Anchovies often form dense schools that flash silver when they turn together.
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