Snubnose anchovy

Anchoviella brevirostris

Lower jaw nearly reaches the tip of its snub nose

Snubnose anchovy is known from Western Atlantic as a fish. Records give a maximum length of 9 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Herrings
Family: Engraulidae
Genus: Anchoviella
Maximum length: 9 cm
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Western Atlantic: Orinoco River mouth, Venezuela and the Guianas south to Rio Ribeiro do Iguape, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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