Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 192 - 22. Snout moderate, about 1/2 eye or a little more; maxilla moderate, tip not sharply pointed, not or only just reaching hind border of pre-operculum; gill cover canals of walkeri-type. Anal fairly short, its origin under about midpoint of dorsal fin base. Anus nearer to pelvic fin tips than to anal fin origin. Silver stripe along flank, about 1/2 eye diameter or a little more.

Common Names

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Sardel brazilská , Czech , Czechia

Anchovy , English , UK

Rio anchovy , English , Global

Rio antšoa , Estonian , Estonia

巴西小鯷 , Mandarin Chinese , China

巴西小鳀 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Manjuba , Portuguese , Brazil

Rabo de fogo , Portuguese , Brazil

Enchoveta , Portuguese (Arab) , Brazil

Manjuba-branca , Portuguese (Brazilianism) , Brazil

Manjubinha , Portuguese (Brazilianism) , Brazil

Arenque , Portuguese (French) , Brazil

Camiguana , Spanish , Spain

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Clupeiformes

Family: Engraulidae

Genus: Anchoa

Species: Anchoa januaria (Steindachner, 1879)

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Southwest Atlantic: Brazil, from Ceará to Santa Catarina. Occurrence north of Brazil needs verification.

Biology

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A schooling species occurring in coastal waters. Recorded in salinities of 7.94-31.31 ppt in the Santa Cruz canal, Pernambuco, Brazil. More data needed based on correct identifications.

Habitat

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brackish