Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Engraulidae Anchovies
Subfamily: Engraulinae
Genus: Anchoa

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35 species (see list below)

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Anchoa analis
[Longfin Pacific anchovy]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Anchoa argentivittata
[Regan's anchovy]

Photo by FAO

Anchoa belizensis
[Belize anchovy]

Photo by FAO

Anchoa cayorum
[Key anchovy]

Photo by FAO

Anchoa chamensis
[Chame Point anchovy]

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Anchoa choerostoma
[Bermuda anchovy]

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Anchoa colonensis
[Narrow-striped anchovy]

Photo by FAO

Anchoa compressa
[Deep body anchovy]

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Anchoa cubana
[Cuban anchovy]

Photo by FAO

Anchoa curta
[Short anchovy]

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Anchoa delicatissima
[Slough anchovy]

Photo by FAO

Anchoa eigenmannia
[Eigenmann's anchovy]

Photo by FAO

Anchoa exigua
[Slender anchovy]

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.

Anchoa filifera
[Longfinger anchovy]

Photo by FAO

Anchoa helleri
[Heller's anchovy]

Photo by Flescher, D.

Anchoa hepsetus
[Broad-striped anchovy]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Anchoa ischana
[Sharpnose anchovy]

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.

Anchoa januaria
[Rio anchovy]

Photo by FAO

Anchoa lamprotaenia
[Big-eye anchovy]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Anchoa lucida
[Bright anchovy]

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.

Anchoa lyolepis
[Shortfinger anchovy]

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.

Anchoa marinii
[Marini's anchovy]

Photo by Howell, W.M./Jenkins, R.L.

Anchoa mitchilli
[Bay anchovy]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Anchoa mundeola
[False Panama anchovy]

Photo by FAO

Anchoa mundeoloides
[Northern Gulf anchovy]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Anchoa nasus
[Longnose anchovy]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Anchoa panamensis
[Panama anchovy]

Photo by FAO

Anchoa parva
[Little anchovy]

Photo by FAO

Anchoa pectoralis
[Bigfin anchovy]

Photo by FAO

Anchoa scofieldi
[Scofield's anchovy]

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.

Anchoa spinifer
[Spicule anchovy]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Anchoa starksi
[Starks's anchovy]

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.

Anchoa tricolor
[Piquitinga anchovy]

Photo by FAO

Anchoa trinitatis
[Trinidad anchovy]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Anchoa walkeri
[Persistent anchovy]

35 Species of Family Engraulidae with Genus Anchoa
(Anchovies)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1945	Anchoa analis	Longfin Pacific anchovy	Eastern Pacific	10 SL
1904	Anchoa argentivittata	Regan's anchovy	Eastern Pacific	12.5 TL
1975	Anchoa belizensis	Belize anchovy	Central America	5.8 SL
1906	Anchoa cayorum	Key anchovy	Western Central Atlantic	11 TL
1943	Anchoa chamensis	Chame Point anchovy	Eastern Central Pacific	6 SL
1874	Anchoa choerostoma	Bermuda anchovy	Western Central Atlantic	7.5 SL
1943	Anchoa colonensis	Narrow-striped anchovy	Western Central Atlantic	14 TL
1858	Anchoa compressa	Deep body anchovy	Eastern Central Pacific	13.3 SL
1868	Anchoa cubana	Cuban anchovy	Western Atlantic	10 TL
1882	Anchoa curta	Short anchovy	Eastern Pacific	8.9 TL
1854	Anchoa delicatissima	Slough anchovy	Eastern Central Pacific	12 TL
1923	Anchoa eigenmannia	Eigenmann's anchovy	Eastern Central Pacific	8 TL
1882	Anchoa exigua	Slender anchovy	Eastern Pacific	7.5 TL
1915	Anchoa filifera	Longfinger anchovy	Western Atlantic	12 TL
1921	Anchoa helleri	Heller's anchovy	Eastern Central Pacific	8.5 SL
1758	Anchoa hepsetus	Broad-striped anchovy	Western Atlantic	15.3 TL
1882	Anchoa ischana	Sharpnose anchovy	Eastern Central Pacific	14 TL
1879	Anchoa januaria	Rio anchovy	Southwest Atlantic	7.5 TL
1943	Anchoa lamprotaenia	Big-eye anchovy	Western Central Atlantic	12 TL
1882	Anchoa lucida	Bright anchovy	Eastern Central Pacific	13.2 SL
1900	Anchoa lyolepis	Shortfinger anchovy	Western Atlantic	12 TL
1943	Anchoa marinii	Marini's anchovy	Southwest Atlantic	14 SL
1848	Anchoa mitchilli	Bay anchovy	Western Atlantic	10 SL
1898	Anchoa mundeola	False Panama anchovy	Eastern Central Pacific	12.5 SL
1928	Anchoa mundeoloides	Northern Gulf anchovy	Eastern Central Pacific	15 TL
1867	Anchoa nasus	Longnose anchovy	Eastern Pacific	17 TL
1876	Anchoa panamensis	Panama anchovy	Eastern Central Pacific	18.7 TL
1923	Anchoa parva	Little anchovy	Western Central Atlantic	9.1 TL
1943	Anchoa pectoralis	Bigfin anchovy	Southwest Atlantic	6.8 SL
1895	Anchoa scofieldi	Scofield's anchovy	Eastern Central Pacific	6.2 SL
1848	Anchoa spinifer	Spicule anchovy	Western Atlantic	24 TL
1898	Anchoa starksi	Starks's anchovy	Eastern Pacific	7.7 SL
1829	Anchoa tricolor	Piquitinga anchovy	Southwest Atlantic	11.8 TL
1915	Anchoa trinitatis	Trinidad anchovy	Western Central Atlantic	14 TL
1970	Anchoa walkeri	Persistent anchovy	Eastern Central Pacific	14.5 TL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: ClupeiformesFamily: Engraulidae AnchoviesSubfamily: EngraulinaeGenus: Anchoa(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Engraulidae Anchovies
Subfamily: Engraulinae
Genus: Anchoa

(See list of species below)