Engraulis ringens Jenyns, 1842

Anchoveta

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Clupeiformes \| Engraulidae
Synonyms	Engraulis pulchellus, Engraulis tapirulus, Anchoviella tapirulus, ... more
Common names	... more

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Main reference

Whitehead, P.J.P., G.J. Nelson and T. Wongratana. 1988. (Ref. 189)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 20.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 189); common length : 14.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5504); max. reported age: 3 years (Ref. 189)

Length at first maturity

L_m 12.00, range 10 - 12.5 cm

Environment

Pelagic-neritic; oceanodromous; marine; depth range 3 - 80 m

Climate / Range

Subtropical; 13°C - 23°C (Ref. 6); 5°S - 43°S, 82°W - 69°W (Ref. 54434)

Southeast Pacific: Aguja Point, Peru to Chiloé, Chile (distribution dependent on the coastal extent of the Peru Current).
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0. Body elongate, slender, and rounded in cross section; snout long and prominent; lower branch of first gill arch with 34 to 49 gill rakers; anal fin with fewer than 22 rays, located behind dorsal fin base; body shiny blue or green (Ref. 55763). There is a silver stripe along flank in juveniles which disappears with age. The high number of gill rakers distinguishes it from all Pacific species of Anchoa.

Occurs mainly within 80 km of coast, forming huge schools, chiefly in surface waters. A filter-feeder entirely dependent on the rich plankton of the Peruvian Current. In some studies, diatoms constituted as much as 98% of the diet. Large populations of guano birds and pelicans also depend on this fish (Ref. 9988). Utilized as fish meal and oil (Ref. 9988).


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Not Evaluated	Harmless

Human uses
Fisheries: highly commercial


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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)

PD₅₀ = 0.5020

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.6-0.9; tm=1; tmax=3)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
Low vulnerability (17 of 100)	Low

Entered by Binohlan, Crispina B.

Modified by Kesner-Reyes, Kathleen

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