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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Specimen(s) held at the MFMR under the name E. capensis (Ref. 27121). Caught with purse seines (Ref. 36731). Important in the pelagic fisheries for production of fish meal and fish oil (Ref. 36731). Also Ref. 5430, 10000, 54854.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Bianchi, G., K.E. Carpenter, J.-P. Roux, F.J. Molloy, D. Boyer and H.J. Boyer, 1999
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Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Clupeiformes (Herrings) > Engraulidae (Anchovies) > Engraulinae
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Common names from other countries

Anchois de l'Afrique australe, Anchoa de Africa austral, Kapimaa anšoovis, ... more

Main reference

Bianchi, G., K.E. Carpenter, J.-P. Roux, F.J. Molloy, D. Boyer and H.J. Boyer. 1999. (Ref. 36731)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 17.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 36731)

Length at first maturity
L_m 9.5 range ? - ? cm

Environment

Marine; pelagic-neritic; depth range ? - 450 m (Ref. 36731)

Climate / Range

Tropical, preferred 18°C (Ref. 107945)

Distribution

Southeast Atlantic: South Africa and Namibia.
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Larvae and juveniles were observed to be selective, raptorial carnivores and switched to non-selective filter feeding omnivory when adults. Caught with purse seines in South Africa and Naminia (Ref. 80687).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.5020 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.0 ±0.1 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Low vulnerability (16 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)

Engraulis capensis Gilchrist, 1913