Pacific sabretooth anchovy

Lycengraulis poeyi

Engraulid Fish beneath Central Pacific

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

Pacific sabretooth anchovy is a fish found around Eastern Central Pacific. It inhabits estuaries and brackish water. Records give a maximum length of 20.5 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Herrings
Family: Engraulidae
Genus: Lycengraulis
Maximum length: 20.5 cm
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Eastern Central Pacific: El Salvador to Panama Bay and possibly northern Ecuador.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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