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Anchoa

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Anchoa
Anchoa lyolepis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Engraulidae
Subfamily: Engraulinae
Genus: Anchoa
D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1927
Type species
Engraulis compressus
Girard, 1858

Anchoa is a genus of ray-finned fishes in the family Engraulidae. It currently consists of 35 species.

Species

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There are currently 35 recognized species in this genus:[1]

Description

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Anchoa are small, silvery fish that range anywhere from 5.8–24 centimetres (2.3–9.4 in). The smallest of these species is the Anchoa belizensis and the largest is Anchoa spinifer. These fish are distributed throughout the mediterranean sea and Americas, mostly in the Pacific and the Atlantic Ocean.

References

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Anchoa". FishBase. April 2013 version.