Anchoa exigua (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)
Slender anchovy
photo by FAO

Family:  Engraulidae (Anchovies), subfamily: Engraulinae
Max. size:  7.5 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  pelagic-neritic; marine; depth range 0 - 50 m
Distribution:  Eastern Pacific: southern Gulf of California to Panama; perhaps extending to Colombia.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 16-19. Body slender. Snout moderate, about 3/4 eye diameter; maxilla rather long, tip pointed, reaching to or almost to edge of gill cover; gill cover canals of walkeri-type. Anal fin short, its origin below or a little before midpoint of dorsal fin base. A silver stripe along flank, less than eye diameter.
Biology:  Pelagic, nearshore (Ref. 96339). Occurs in coastal waters (Ref. 189). Probably not entering estuaries (Ref. 189).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 24 October 2019 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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