little anchovy

Anchoa parva

Narrow silver stripe is barely visible after preservation

Tropical
Regional distribution
Atlantic Ocean
Central America and the Caribbean
North America
South America
Elongated
Small
Tropical fish

little anchovy is known around Western Central Atlantic as a fish; The species reaches a recorded maximum of 9.1 cm, and its body is an elongated body.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Herrings
Family: Engraulidae
Genus: Anchoa
Maximum length: 9.1 cm
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Western Central Atlantic: Cuba and Jamaica to at least Puerto Rico, if not throughout Lesser Antilles; Yucatan (Mexico) to Colombia, Venezuela and Trinidad, but apparently not further south.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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