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Anchovie
An anchovy is a small, common forage fish of the family Engraulidae. Most species are found in marine waters, but several will enter brackish water, and some in South America are restricted to fresh water. More than 140 species are placed in 17 genera; they are found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans, and in the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. Anchovies are usually classified as oily fish. Genera Characteristics Anchovies are small, green fish with blue reflections due to a silver-colored longitudinal stripe that runs from the base of the caudal (tail) fin. They range from in adult length, and their body shapes are variable with more slender fish in northern populations. The snout is blunt with tiny, sharp teeth in both jaws. The snout contains a unique rostral organ, believed to be electro-sensory in nature, although its exact function is unknown. The mouth is larger than that of herrings and silversides, two fish which anchovies closely resemble in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forage Fish
Forage fish, also called prey fish or bait fish, are small pelagic fish which are preyed on by larger predators for food. Predators include other larger fish, seabirds and marine mammals. Typical ocean forage fish feed near the base of the food chain on plankton, often by filter feeding. They include particularly fishes of the order Clupeiformes ( herrings, sardines, shad, hilsa, menhaden, anchovies, and sprats), but also other small fish, including halfbeaks, silversides, smelt such as capelin and goldband fusiliers. Forage fish compensate for their small size by forming schools. Some swim in synchronised grids with their mouths open so they can efficiently filter plankton. These schools can become immense shoals which move along coastlines and migrate across open oceans. The shoals are concentrated energy resources for the great marine predators. The predators are keenly focused on the shoals, acutely aware of their numbers and whereabouts, and make migrations themselv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Engraulis Encrasicolus Gervais Flipped
''Engraulis'' is a genus of anchovies. It currently contains nine species. Species * ''Engraulis albidus'' Borsa, Collet & J. D. Durand, 2004 (White anchovy) * ''Engraulis anchoita'' C. L. Hubbs & Marini, 1935 (Argentine anchoita) * ''Engraulis australis'' ( J. White, 1790) (Australian anchovy) * ''Engraulis capensis'' Gilchrist, 1913 (Southern African anchovy) * '' Engraulis encrasicolus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) (European anchovy) * ''Engraulis eurystole'' (Swain & Meek, 1885) (Silver anchovy) * ''Engraulis japonicus'' Temminck Coenraad Jacob Temminck (; 31 March 1778 – 30 January 1858) was a Dutch aristocrat, zoologist and museum director. Biography Coenraad Jacob Temminck was born on 31 March 1778 in Amsterdam in the Dutch Republic. From his father, Jacob Temminc ... & Schlegel, 1846 (Japanese anchovy) * '' Engraulis mordax'' Girard, 1854 (Californian anchovy) * '' Engraulis ringens'' Jenyns, 1842 (Peruvian anchoveta) References * Genera reference: Valid species ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Engraulis
''Engraulis'' is a genus of anchovies. It currently contains nine species. Species * ''Engraulis albidus'' Borsa, Collet & J. D. Durand, 2004 (White anchovy) * ''Engraulis anchoita'' C. L. Hubbs & Marini, 1935 (Argentine anchoita) * ''Engraulis australis'' ( J. White, 1790) (Australian anchovy) * ''Engraulis capensis'' Gilchrist, 1913 (Southern African anchovy) * '' Engraulis encrasicolus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) (European anchovy) * ''Engraulis eurystole'' (Swain & Meek, 1885) (Silver anchovy) * ''Engraulis japonicus'' Temminck Coenraad Jacob Temminck (; 31 March 1778 – 30 January 1858) was a Dutch aristocrat, zoologist and museum director. Biography Coenraad Jacob Temminck was born on 31 March 1778 in Amsterdam in the Dutch Republic. From his father, Jacob Temminc ... & Schlegel, 1846 (Japanese anchovy) * '' Engraulis mordax'' Girard, 1854 (Californian anchovy) * '' Engraulis ringens'' Jenyns, 1842 (Peruvian anchoveta) References * Genera reference: Valid species ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coilia
''Coilia'', the grenadier anchovies, is a genus of anchovies. It currently contains 12–13 species. They are found in East, Southeast and South Asia, and mostly inhabit estuarine regions, but there are also species in coastal marine habitats and rivers (at least up to from the sea in ''C. brachygnathus''). The largest is up to in length, but most species only reach around half that size. It derives its generic name ''coilia'' from the Greek ''koilia'', meaning "hollow" or "abdomen". Species There are 12 or 13 species: * ''Coilia borneensis'' Bleeker, 1852 (Bornean grenadier anchovy) * ''Coilia brachygnathus'' Kreyenberg & Pappenheim, 1908 (Yangtze grenadier anchovy) * ''Coilia coomansi'' Hardenberg, 1934 (Cooman's grenadier anchovy) * '' Coilia dussumieri'' Valenciennes, 1848 (Goldspotted grenadier anchovy) * ''Coilia grayii'' J. Richardson, 1845 (Gray's grenadier anchovy) * ''Coilia lindmani'' Bleeker, 1858 (Lindman's grenadier anchovy) * ''Coilia macrognathos'' Bleeke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Setipinna
''Setipinna'', the hairfin anchovies, is a genus of anchovies. These fish derive their name from the long, filamentous extension of the pectoral fins that is found in most species. It currently contains eight recognized species. Species * ''Setipinna breviceps'' (Cantor, 1849) (Shorthead hairfin anchovy) * ''Setipinna brevifilis'' (Valenciennes, 1848) (Short-finned hairfin anchovy) * ''Setipinna melanochir'' ( Bleeker, 1849) (Dusky Hairfin anchovy) * ''Setipinna paxtoni'' Wongratana, 1987 (Humpback hairfin anchovy) * ''Setipinna phasa'' ( F. Hamilton, 1822) (Gangetic hairfin anchovy) * ''Setipinna taty'' (Valenciennes, 1848) (Scaly hairfin anchovy) * ''Setipinna tenuifilis'' (Valenciennes, 1848) (Common hairfin anchovy) * ''Setipinna wheeleri ''Setipinna'', the hairfin anchovies, is a genus of anchovies. These fish derive their name from the long, filamentous extension of the pectoral fins that is found in most species. It currently contains eight recognized species. Spe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oily Fish
Oily fish are fish species with oil (fats) in soft tissues and in the coelomic cavity around the gut. Their fillets may contain up to 30% oil, although this figure varies both within and between species. Examples of oily fish include small forage fish such as sardines, herring and anchovies, and other larger pelagic fish such as salmon, trout, tuna, swordfish and mackerel. Oily fish can be contrasted with whitefish, which contain oil only in the liver and in much less overall quantity than oily fish. Examples of whitefish are cod, haddock and flatfish. White fish are usually demersal fish which live on or near the seafloor, whereas oily fish are pelagic, living in the water column away from the bottom. Oily fish meat is a good source of important fat-soluble vitamins such as Vitamin A and D, and is rich in omega-3 fatty acids (white fish also contain these nutrients but at a much lower concentration). For this reason the consumption of oily fish rather th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Sea
The Black Sea is a marginal mediterranean sea of the Atlantic Ocean lying between Europe and Asia, east of the Balkans, south of the East European Plain, west of the Caucasus, and north of Anatolia. It is bounded by Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, and Ukraine. The Black Sea is supplied by major rivers, principally the Danube, Dnieper, and Don. Consequently, while six countries have a coastline on the sea, its drainage basin includes parts of 24 countries in Europe. The Black Sea covers (not including the Sea of Azov), has a maximum depth of , and a volume of . Most of its coasts ascend rapidly. These rises are the Pontic Mountains to the south, bar the southwest-facing peninsulas, the Caucasus Mountains to the east, and the Crimean Mountains to the mid-north. In the west, the coast is generally small floodplains below foothills such as the Strandzha; Cape Emine, a dwindling of the east end of the Balkan Mountains; and the Dobruja Plateau considerably ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cetengraulis
''Cetengraulis'' is a genus of anchovies. It currently contains two species. Species * '' Cetengraulis edentulus'' (Cuvier Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric, Baron Cuvier (; 23 August 1769 – 13 May 1832), known as Georges Cuvier, was a French naturalist and zoologist, sometimes referred to as the "founding father of paleontology". Cuvier was a major figure in nat ..., 1829) (Atlantic anchoveta) * '' Cetengraulis mysticetus'' ( Günther, 1867) (Pacific anchoveta) References * Anchovies Marine fish genera Taxa named by Albert Günther {{Clupeiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lycengraulis
''Lycengraulis'' is a genus of anchovies containing four recognized species. They are restricted to the Western Hemisphere in the waters in and around Central America and South America. Species There are currently five recognized species in this genus: * '' Lycengraulis batesii'' ( Günther, 1868) (Bates' sabretooth anchovy) * '' Lycengraulis figueiredoi'' Loeb & Alcântara, 2013Loeb, M.V. & Alcântara, A.V. (2013): A new species of ''Lycengraulis'' Günther, 1868 (Clupeiformes: Engraulinae) from the Amazon basin, Brazil, with comments on ''Lycengraulis batesii'' (Günther, 1868). ''Zootaxa, 3693 (2): 200–206.'' * '' Lycengraulis grossidens'' (Agassiz Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz ( ; ) FRS (For) FRSE (May 28, 1807 – December 14, 1873) was a Swiss-born American biologist and geologist who is recognized as a scholar of Earth's natural history. Spending his early life in Switzerland, he rec ..., 1829) (Atlantic sabretooth anchovy) * '' Lycengraulis limnichthys'' L. P. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anchoviella
''Anchoviella'' is a genus of anchovies, native to coastal parts of the tropical western Atlantic and eastern Pacific oceans, as well as rivers in South America. Species There are currently 15 recognized species in this genus: * '' Anchoviella alleni'' G. S. Myers, 1940 (Allen's anchovy) * '' Anchoviella balboae'' D. S. Jordan & Seale, 1926 (Balboa anchovy) * '' Anchoviella blackburni'' Hildebrand, 1943 (Blackburns's anchovy) * '' Anchoviella brevirostris'' Günther, 1868 (Snubnose anchovy) * '' Anchoviella carrikeri'' Fowler, 1940 (Carriker's anchovy) * '' Anchoviella cayenensis'' Puyo, 1946 (Cayenne anchovy) * '' Anchoviella elongata'' Meek & Hildebrand, 1923 (Elongate anchovy) * '' Anchoviella guianensis'' C. H. Eigenmann, 1912 (Guyana anchovy) * '' Anchoviella jamesi'' D. S. Jordan & Seale, 1926 (James's anchovy) * '' Anchoviella juruasanga'' Loeb, 2012 * '' Anchoviella lepidentostole'' Fowler, 1911 (Broadband anchovy) * '' Anchoviella manamensis'' Cervigón, 1982 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anchovia
''Anchovia'' is a genus of anchovies An anchovy is a small, common forage fish of the family Engraulidae. Most species are found in marine waters, but several will enter brackish water, and some in South America are restricted to fresh water. More than 140 species are placed in 1 .... It currently contains 3 species. * '' Anchovia clupeoides'' ( Swainson, 1839) (Zabaleta anchovy) * '' Anchovia macrolepidota'' ( Kner, 1863) (Bigscale anchovy) * '' Anchovia surinamensis'' ( Bleeker, 1865) (Surinam anchovy) References * Anchovies Ray-finned fish genera Taxa named by David Starr Jordan Taxa named by Barton Warren Evermann {{Clupeiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thryssa
''Thryssa'' is a genus of anchovies in the family Engraulidae. It contains the following species: Species * '' Thryssa adelae'' ( Rutter, 1897) (Swatow thryssa) * '' Thryssa aestuaria'' ( J. D. Ogilby, 1910) (Estuarine thryssa) * '' Thryssa baelama'' ( Forsskål, 1775) (Baelama anchovy) * '' Thryssa brevicauda'' T. R. Roberts, 1978 (Short-tail thryssa) * '' Thryssa chefuensis'' ( Günther, 1874) (Chefoo thryssa) * ''Thryssa dayi'' Wongratana, 1983 (Day's thryssa) * '' Thryssa dussumieri'' (Valenciennes, 1848) (Dussumier's thryssa) * '' Thryssa encrasicholoides'' ( Bleeker, 1852) (False baelama anchovy) * '' Thryssa gautamiensis'' Babu Rao, 1971 (Gautama thryssa) * ''Thryssa hamiltonii'' J. E. Gray, 1835 (Hamilton's thryssa) * ''Thryssa kammalensis'' ( Bleeker, 1849) (Kammal thryssa) * ''Thryssa kammalensoides'' Wongratana, 1983 (Godavari thryssa) * ''Thryssa malabarica'' (Bloch, 1795) (Malabar thryssa) * ''Thryssa marasriae'' Wongratana, 1987 (Marasri's thryssa) * ''Thryssa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
