Anchoa panamensis (Steindachner, 1876)
Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 28 - 35. Body somewhat compressed, moderately deep. Snout pointed, about 1/2 to 3/4 eye diameter; maxilla moderate, tip somewhat bluntly pointed, reaching to middle of inter-operculum; gill cover canals of panamensis-type. Anal fin long, its origin under or slightly before dorsal fin origin. A narrow silver stripe along flank, about pupil diameter.
Common Names
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Engraulidae
Genus: Anchoa
Species: Anchoa panamensis (Steindachner, 1876)
Climate Zone
Location
Biology
Occurs in coastal waters, probably tolerating lowered salinities (as in A. mundeola). More data needed.
Habitat
brackish