narrowstriped anchovy

Anchoa colonensis

Pupil wide silver stripe hugs the flank

narrowstriped anchovy is a marine fish found around Western Central Atlantic. It inhabits marine waters. The largest recorded length is 14 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Herrings
Family: Engraulidae
Genus: Anchoa
Maximum length: 14 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Western Central Atlantic: Greater and Lesser Antilles to Trinidad; Venezuela westward to Panama and Yucatan. Not separated from Anchoa hepsetus until recently; references to Caribbean 'hepsetus' may refer to Anchoa colonensis .
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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