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Engraulidae

Southern African anchovy

Engraulis capensis

Fish Reaching Seventeen Centimeters in African Waters

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Africa
Elongated
Medium
Tropical fish

Southern African anchovy is known from Southeast Atlantic as a marine fish. It occurs in marine waters.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Herrings
Family: Engraulidae
Genus: Engraulis
Maximum length: 17 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Southeast Atlantic: South Africa and Namibia.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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