Atlantic anchoveta

Cetengraulis edentulus

Spawn at dawn hatch daily

Tropical
Regional distribution
Atlantic Ocean
Central America and the Caribbean
South America
Fusiform
Compressed cross-section
Medium
Tropical fish

Atlantic anchoveta is known around Western Atlantic as a fish; It occurs in estuaries and brackish water, and records give a maximum length of 20.5 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Herrings
Family: Engraulidae
Genus: Cetengraulis
Maximum length: 20.5 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Western Atlantic: in the Antilles, from Cuba southward; Costa Rica south and east to Colombia and Venezuela, Trinidad south to Itapema, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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