''Anchoa'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
ray-finned fish
Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fish or actinopterygians, is a class of bony fish that comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species. They are so called because of their lightly built fins made of webbings of sk ...
es in the family
Engraulidae. It currently consists of 35
species
A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...
.
Species
There are currently 35 recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Anchoa analis''
( R. R. Miller, 1945) (Longfin Pacific anchovy)
* ''
Anchoa argentivittata''
( Regan, 1904) (Regan's anchovy)
* ''
Anchoa belizensis
''Anchoa'' is a genus of ray-finned fishes in the family Engraulidae. It currently consists of 35 species.
Species
There are currently 35 recognized species in this genus:
* '' Anchoa analis'' ( R. R. Miller, 1945) (Longfin Pacific anchovy)
* ...
''
( Thomerson & D. W. Greenfield, 1975) (Belize anchovy)
* ''
Anchoa cayorum''
( Fowler, 1906) (Key anchovy)
* ''
Anchoa chamensis''
Hildebrand
Hildebrand is a character from Germanic heroic legend. ''Hildebrand'' is the modern German form of the name: in Old High German it is ''Hiltibrant'' and in Old Norse ''Hildibrandr''. The word ''hild'' means "battle" and ''brand'' means "sword" ...
, 1943 (Chame Point anchovy)
* ''
Anchoa choerostoma''
( Goode, 1874) (Bermuda anchovy)
* ''
Anchoa colonensis''
Hildebrand
Hildebrand is a character from Germanic heroic legend. ''Hildebrand'' is the modern German form of the name: in Old High German it is ''Hiltibrant'' and in Old Norse ''Hildibrandr''. The word ''hild'' means "battle" and ''brand'' means "sword" ...
, 1943 (Narrow-striped anchovy)
* ''
Anchoa compressa''
( Girard, 1858) (Deep-body anchovy)
* ''
Anchoa cubana''
( Poey, 1868) (Cuban anchovy)
* ''
Anchoa curta
''Anchoa'' is a genus of ray-finned fishes in the family Engraulidae. It currently consists of 35 species.
Species
There are currently 35 recognized species in this genus:
* '' Anchoa analis'' ( R. R. Miller, 1945) (Longfin Pacific anchovy)
* ...
''
( D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882) (Short anchovy)
* ''
Anchoa delicatissima
''Anchoa'' is a genus of ray-finned fishes in the family Engraulidae. It currently consists of 35 species.
Species
There are currently 35 recognized species in this genus:
* '' Anchoa analis'' ( R. R. Miller, 1945) (Longfin Pacific anchovy)
* ...
''
( Girard, 1854) (Slough anchovy)
* ''
Anchoa eigenmannia
''Anchoa'' is a genus of ray-finned fishes in the family Engraulidae. It currently consists of 35 species.
Species
There are currently 35 recognized species in this genus:
* '' Anchoa analis'' ( R. R. Miller, 1945) (Longfin Pacific anchovy)
* ...
''
( Meek & Hildebrand
Hildebrand is a character from Germanic heroic legend. ''Hildebrand'' is the modern German form of the name: in Old High German it is ''Hiltibrant'' and in Old Norse ''Hildibrandr''. The word ''hild'' means "battle" and ''brand'' means "sword" ...
, 1923) (Eigenmann's anchovy)
* ''
Anchoa exigua
''Anchoa'' is a genus of ray-finned fishes in the family Engraulidae. It currently consists of 35 species.
Species
There are currently 35 recognized species in this genus:
* '' Anchoa analis'' ( R. R. Miller, 1945) (Longfin Pacific anchovy)
* ...
''
( D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882) (Slender anchovy)
* ''
Anchoa filifera
''Anchoa'' is a genus of ray-finned fishes in the family Engraulidae. It currently consists of 35 species.
Species
There are currently 35 recognized species in this genus:
* ''Anchoa analis'' (Robert Rush Miller, R. R. Miller, 1945) (Longfin Pa ...
''
( Fowler, 1915) (Longfinger anchovy)
* ''
Anchoa helleri''
( C. L. Hubbs, 1921) (Heller's anchovy)
* ''
Anchoa hepsetus''
(Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné,#Blunt, Blunt (2004), p. 171. was a Swedish biologist and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the modern system of naming o ...
, 1758
Events
January–March
* January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the starting point of modern zoologic ...
) (Broad-striped anchovy)
* ''
Anchoa ischana''
( D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882) (Sharpnose anchovy)
* ''
Anchoa januaria''
( Steindachner, 1879) (Rio anchovy)
* ''
Anchoa lamprotaenia''
Hildebrand
Hildebrand is a character from Germanic heroic legend. ''Hildebrand'' is the modern German form of the name: in Old High German it is ''Hiltibrant'' and in Old Norse ''Hildibrandr''. The word ''hild'' means "battle" and ''brand'' means "sword" ...
, 1943 (Big-eye anchovy)
* ''
Anchoa lucida''
( D. S. Jordan & Gilbert, 1882) (Bright anchovy)
* ''
Anchoa lyolepis''
( Evermann & M. C. Marsh, 1900) (Shortfinger anchovy)
* ''
Anchoa marinii''
Hildebrand
Hildebrand is a character from Germanic heroic legend. ''Hildebrand'' is the modern German form of the name: in Old High German it is ''Hiltibrant'' and in Old Norse ''Hildibrandr''. The word ''hild'' means "battle" and ''brand'' means "sword" ...
, 1943 (Marini's anchovy)
* ''
Anchoa mitchilli''
(Valenciennes
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It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced ...
, 1848) (Bay anchovy)
* ''
Anchoa mundeola''
( C. H. Gilbert & Pierson, 1898) (False Panama anchovy)
* ''
Anchoa mundeoloides''
( Breder, 1928) (Northern Gulf anchovy)
* ''
Anchoa nasus''
( Kner & Steindachner, 1867) (Longnose anchovy)
* ''
Anchoa panamensis''
( Steindachner, 1877) (Panama anchovy)
* ''
Anchoa parva''
( Meek & Hildebrand
Hildebrand is a character from Germanic heroic legend. ''Hildebrand'' is the modern German form of the name: in Old High German it is ''Hiltibrant'' and in Old Norse ''Hildibrandr''. The word ''hild'' means "battle" and ''brand'' means "sword" ...
, 1923) (Little anchovy)
* ''
Anchoa pectoralis''
Hildebrand
Hildebrand is a character from Germanic heroic legend. ''Hildebrand'' is the modern German form of the name: in Old High German it is ''Hiltibrant'' and in Old Norse ''Hildibrandr''. The word ''hild'' means "battle" and ''brand'' means "sword" ...
, 1943 (Bigfin anchovy)
* ''
Anchoa scofieldi''
( D. S. Jordan & Culver, 1895) (Scofield's anchovy)
* ''
Anchoa spinifer''
(Valenciennes
Valenciennes (, also , , ; ; or ; ) is a communes of France, commune in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, department, Hauts-de-France, France.
It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced ...
, 1848) (Spicule anchovy)
* ''
Anchoa starksi''
( C. H. Gilbert & Pierson, 1898) (Starks' anchovy)
* ''
Anchoa tricolor''
(Spix
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& Agassiz
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Spending his early life in Switzerland, he recei ...
, 1829) (Piquitinga anchovy)
* ''
Anchoa trinitatis''
( Fowler, 1915) (Trinidad anchovy)
* ''
Anchoa walkeri''
W. J. Baldwin & Chang, 1970 (Walker's anchovy)
Description
''Anchoa'' are small, silvery fish that range anywhere from . The smallest of these species is the ''
Anchoa belizensis
''Anchoa'' is a genus of ray-finned fishes in the family Engraulidae. It currently consists of 35 species.
Species
There are currently 35 recognized species in this genus:
* '' Anchoa analis'' ( R. R. Miller, 1945) (Longfin Pacific anchovy)
* ...
'' and the largest is ''
Anchoa spinifer''. These fish are distributed throughout the mediterranean sea and Americas, mostly in the Pacific and the Atlantic Ocean.
References
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Anchovies
Marine fish genera
Taxa named by David Starr Jordan
Taxa named by Barton Warren Evermann