Anchoa


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

Species

There are currently 35 recognized species in this genus:
  • Anchoa analis
  • Anchoa argentivittata
  • Anchoa belizensis
  • Anchoa cayorum
  • Anchoa chamensis Hildebrand, 1943
  • Anchoa choerostoma
  • Anchoa colonensis Hildebrand, 1943
  • Anchoa compressa
  • Anchoa cubana
  • Anchoa curta
  • Anchoa delicatissima
  • Anchoa eigenmannia
  • Anchoa exigua
  • Anchoa filifera
  • Anchoa helleri
  • Anchoa hepsetus
  • Anchoa ischana
  • Anchoa januaria
  • Anchoa lamprotaenia Hildebrand, 1943
  • Anchoa lucida
  • Anchoa lyolepis
  • Anchoa marinii Hildebrand, 1943
  • Anchoa mitchilli
  • Anchoa mundeola
  • Anchoa mundeoloides
  • Anchoa nasus
  • Anchoa panamensis
  • Anchoa parva
  • Anchoa pectoralis Hildebrand, 1943
  • Anchoa scofieldi
  • Anchoa spinifer
  • Anchoa starksi
  • Anchoa tricolor
  • Anchoa trinitatis
  • Anchoa walkeri W. J. Baldwin & Chang, 1970

    Description

Anchoa are small, silvery fish that range anywhere from. 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.