anchovy

Engraulis encrasicolus

Silver stripe fades age

anchovy is known around Eastern Atlantic as a migratory fish; It occurs in estuaries and brackish water, and the largest recorded length is 20 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Herrings
Family: Engraulidae
Genus: Engraulis
Maximum length: 20 cm
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Bergen, Norway to East London, South Africa (perhaps reaching Durban) (Ref. 10000 ). Also all of Mediterranean, Black and Azov seas, with stray individuals in Suez Canal and Gulf of Suez; also recorded from St. Helena (Ref. 189 ). Reported from Estonia (Ref. 33247 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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