Rio Negro pygmy anchovy

Amazonsprattus scintilla

A lone genus hunting cladocerans and insect larvae

Tropical
Southern Hemisphere
Local endemic species
Restricted distribution
Freshwater fish
South America
Elongated
Compressed cross-section
Small
Tropical fish

Rio Negro pygmy anchovy is known around South America as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and records give a maximum length of 2 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Herrings
Family: Engraulidae
Genus: Amazonsprattus
Maximum length: 2 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: South America: endemic to the Amazon system (Rio Jufari between Castanheiro Grande and Santa Fé, also Rio Negro at Santa Isabel).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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