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Subfamily: Engraulinae


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Photo by Gama, C.S.

South America
Max. Length 2 cm SL
Amazonsprattus scintilla Roberts, 1984

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Amazonsprattus scintilla
[Rio Negro pygmy anchovy]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm SL
Anchoa analis (Miller, 1945)

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Anchoa analis
[Longfin Pacific anchovy]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 12.5 cm TL
Anchoa argentivittata (Regan, 1904)

Photo by Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Anchoa argentivittata
[Regan's anchovy]

Photo by FAO

Central America
Max. Length 5.8 cm SL
Anchoa belizensis (Thomerson & Greenfield, 1975)

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Anchoa belizensis
[Belize anchovy]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 11 cm TL
Anchoa cayorum (Fowler, 1906)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Anchoa cayorum
[Key anchovy]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 6 cm SL
Anchoa chamensis Hildebrand, 1943

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Anchoa chamensis
[Chame Point anchovy]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 7.5 cm SL
Anchoa choerostoma (Goode, 1874)

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Anchoa choerostoma
[Bermuda anchovy]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Anchoa colonensis Hildebrand, 1943

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Anchoa colonensis
[Narrow-striped anchovy]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 13.3 cm SL
Anchoa compressa (Girard, 1858)

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Anchoa compressa
[Deep body anchovy]

Photo by FAO

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Anchoa cubana (Poey, 1868)

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Anchoa cubana
[Cuban anchovy]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 8.9 cm TL
Anchoa curta (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)

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Anchoa curta
[Short anchovy]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Anchoa delicatissima (Girard, 1854)

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Anchoa delicatissima
[Slough anchovy]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 8 cm TL
Anchoa eigenmannia (Meek & Hildebrand, 1923)

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Anchoa eigenmannia
[Eigenmann's anchovy]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 7.5 cm TL
Anchoa exigua (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)

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Anchoa exigua
[Slender anchovy]

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 14.5 cm TL
Anchoa filifera (Fowler, 1915)

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Anchoa filifera
[Longfinger anchovy]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 8.5 cm SL
Anchoa helleri (Hubbs, 1921)

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Anchoa helleri
[Heller's anchovy]

Photo by Flescher, D.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 15.3 cm TL
Anchoa hepsetus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Anchoa hepsetus
[Broad-striped anchovy]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 17 cm TL
Anchoa ischana (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)

Photo by Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Anchoa ischana
[Sharpnose anchovy]

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 10.2 cm TL
Anchoa januaria (Steindachner, 1879)

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Anchoa januaria
[Rio anchovy]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Anchoa lamprotaenia Hildebrand, 1943

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Anchoa lamprotaenia
[Big-eye anchovy]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 13.2 cm SL
Anchoa lucida (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)

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Anchoa lucida
[Bright anchovy]

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Anchoa lyolepis (Evermann & Marsh, 1900)

Photo by Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.
 
Anchoa lyolepis
[Shortfinger anchovy]

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 14 cm SL
Anchoa marinii Hildebrand, 1943

Photo by Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.
 
Anchoa marinii
[Marini's anchovy]

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

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 10 cm SL
Anchoa mitchilli (Valenciennes, 1848)

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Anchoa mitchilli
[Bay anchovy]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 12.5 cm SL
Anchoa mundeola (Gilbert & Pierson, 1898)

Photo by Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Anchoa mundeola
[False Panama anchovy]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Anchoa mundeoloides (Breder, 1928)

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Anchoa mundeoloides
[Northern Gulf anchovy]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 17 cm TL
Anchoa nasus (Kner & Steindachner, 1867)

Photo by Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Anchoa nasus
[Longnose anchovy]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 18.7 cm TL
Anchoa panamensis (Steindachner, 1876)

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Anchoa panamensis
[Panama anchovy]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 9.1 cm TL
Anchoa parva (Meek & Hildebrand, 1923)

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Anchoa parva
[Little anchovy]

Photo by FAO

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 6.8 cm SL
Anchoa pectoralis Hildebrand, 1943

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Anchoa pectoralis
[Bigfin anchovy]

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Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 6.2 cm SL
Anchoa scofieldi (Jordan & Culver, 1895)

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Anchoa scofieldi
[Scofield's anchovy]

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 24 cm TL
Anchoa spinifer (Valenciennes, 1848)

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Anchoa spinifer
[Spicule anchovy]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 7.7 cm SL
Anchoa starksi (Gilbert & Pierson, 1898)

Photo by Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Anchoa starksi
[Starks's anchovy]

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 14.9 cm TL
Anchoa tricolor (Spix & Agassiz, 1829)

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Anchoa tricolor
[Piquitinga anchovy]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Anchoa trinitatis (Fowler, 1915)

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Anchoa trinitatis
[Trinidad anchovy]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 14.5 cm TL
Anchoa walkeri Baldwin & Chang, 1970

Photo by Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Anchoa walkeri
[Persistent anchovy]

Photo by Krumme, U.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Anchovia clupeoides (Swainson, 1839)

Photo by Photo by Krumme, U.
 
Anchovia clupeoides
[Zabaleta anchovy]
No picture found
 
Anchovia landivarensis
[]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Anchovia macrolepidota (Kner, 1863)

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Anchovia macrolepidota
[Bigscale anchovy]

Photo by Holm, E.

Central and South America
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Anchovia surinamensis (Bleeker, 1865)

Photo by Photo by Holm, E.
 
Anchovia surinamensis
[Surinam anchovy]

Photo by FAO

South America
Max. Length 8.8 cm SL
Anchoviella alleni (Myers, 1940)

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Anchoviella alleni
[Allen's anchovy]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 7.2 cm SL
Anchoviella balboae (Jordan & Seale, 1926)

Photo by Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Anchoviella balboae
[Balboa anchovy]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 3 cm SL
Anchoviella blackburni Hildebrand, 1943

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Anchoviella blackburni
[Blackburns's anchovy]

Photo by Macieira, R.M.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 9 cm TL
Anchoviella brevirostris (Günther, 1868)

Photo by Photo by Macieira, R.M.
 
Anchoviella brevirostris
[Snubnose anchovy]

Photo by FAO

South America
Max. Length 6.5 cm SL
Anchoviella carrikeri Fowler, 1940

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Anchoviella carrikeri
[Carriker's anchovy]

Photo by FAO

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 13.5 cm SL
Anchoviella cayennensis (Puyo, 1946)

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Anchoviella cayennensis
[Cayenne anchovy]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 15.9 cm TL
Anchoviella elongata (Meek & Hildebrand, 1923)

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Anchoviella elongata
[Elongate anchovy]

Photo by Holm, E.

South America
Max. Length 11.3 cm TL
Anchoviella guianensis (Eigenmann, 1912)

Photo by Photo by Holm, E.
 
Anchoviella guianensis
[Guyana anchovy]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.0 cm SL
 
Anchoviella hernanni
[]

Photo by FAO

South America
Max. Length 5.0 cm SL
Anchoviella jamesi (Jordan & Seale, 1926)

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Anchoviella jamesi
[James's anchovy]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.3 cm SL
 
Anchoviella juruasanga
[]

Photo by JAMARC

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Anchoviella lepidentostole (Fowler, 1911)

Photo by Photo by JAMARC
 
Anchoviella lepidentostole
[Broadband anchovy]

Photo by FAO

South America
Max. Length 2.5 cm SL
Anchoviella manamensis Cervigón, 1982

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Anchoviella manamensis
[Manamo anchovy]
No picture found

Max. Length 5 cm SL
 
Anchoviella nattereri
[Natterer's anchovy]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.6 cm SL
 
Anchoviella perezi
[]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 11 cm TL
Anchoviella perfasciata (Poey, 1860)

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Anchoviella perfasciata
[Poey's anchovy]

Photo by Barbosa, J.M./M. Deda

South America
Max. Length 12.8 cm SL
Anchoviella sanfranciscana Barbosa, Gomes da Silva, da Rocha Araújo & Carvalho, 2017

Photo by Photo by Barbosa, J.M./M. Deda
 
Anchoviella sanfranciscana
[]

Photo by FAO

South America
Max. Length 6.8 cm SL
Anchoviella vaillanti (Steindachner, 1908)

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Anchoviella vaillanti
[Vaillant's anchovy]

Photo by Vaske Jr., T.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 20.5 cm TL
Cetengraulis edentulus (Cuvier, 1829)

Photo by Photo by Vaske Jr., T.
 
Cetengraulis edentulus
[Atlantic anchoveta]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 22 cm TL
Cetengraulis mysticetus (Günther, 1867)

Photo by Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Cetengraulis mysticetus
[Pacific anchoveta]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.1 cm SL
 
Encrasicholina auster
[Fiji anchovy]

Photo by Hermosa, Jr., G.V.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Encrasicholina devisi (Whitley, 1940)

Photo by Photo by Hermosa, Jr., G.V.
 
Encrasicholina devisi
[Devis' anchovy]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.2 cm SL
 
Encrasicholina gloria
[Red Sea anchovy]

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm SL
Encrasicholina heteroloba (Rüppell, 1837)

Photo by Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan
 
Encrasicholina heteroloba
[Shorthead anchovy]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.3 cm SL
 
Encrasicholina integra
[Papuan anchovy]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.5 cm SL
 
Encrasicholina intermedia
[Shiner anchovy]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.6 cm SL
 
Encrasicholina macrocephala
[Largehead anchovy]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 6.2 cm SL
Encrasicholina oligobranchus (Wongratana, 1983)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Encrasicholina oligobranchus
[Philippine anchovy]

Photo by Hermosa, Jr., G.V.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Encrasicholina punctifer Fowler, 1938

Photo by Photo by Hermosa, Jr., G.V.
 
Encrasicholina punctifer
[Buccaneer anchovy]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 7.5 cm SL
Encrasicholina purpurea (Fowler, 1900)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Encrasicholina purpurea
[Nehu]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.8 cm SL
 
Encrasicholina sigma
[Makassar anchovy]

Photo by Fischer, L.G.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 17 cm SL
Engraulis anchoita Hubbs & Marini, 1935

Photo by Photo by Fischer, L.G.
 
Engraulis anchoita
[Argentine anchovy]

Photo by Smith, B.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm SL
Engraulis australis (White, 1790)

Photo by Photo by Smith, B.
 
Engraulis australis
[Australian anchovy]

Photo by FAO

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 17 cm SL
Engraulis capensis Gilchrist, 1913

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Engraulis capensis
[Southern African anchovy]

Photo by Dammous, S.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 20 cm SL
Engraulis encrasicolus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Photo by Dammous, S.
 
Engraulis encrasicolus
[European anchovy]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 15.5 cm TL
Engraulis eurystole (Swain & Meek, 1884)

Photo by Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Engraulis eurystole
[Silver anchovy]

Photo by Zsilavecz, G.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Engraulis japonicus Temminck & Schlegel, 1846

Photo by Photo by Zsilavecz, G.
 
Engraulis japonicus
[Japanese anchovy]
No picture found

Max. Length 9.5 cm SL
 
Engraulis maeoticus
[]

Photo by FAO

Northeast Pacific
Max. Length 24.8 cm SL
Engraulis mordax Girard, 1854

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Engraulis mordax
[Californian anchovy]

Photo by Béarez, P.

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm SL
Engraulis ringens Jenyns, 1842

Photo by Photo by Béarez, P.
 
Engraulis ringens
[Anchoveta]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 17.9 cm SL
Jurengraulis juruensis (Boulenger, 1898)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Jurengraulis juruensis
[Jurua anchovy]

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.

South America
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Lycengraulis batesii (Günther, 1868)

Photo by Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.
 
Lycengraulis batesii
[Bates' sabretooth anchovy]
No picture found

Max. Length 17.1 cm SL
 
Lycengraulis figueiredoi
[]

Photo by Timm, C.D.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 23.5 cm SL
Lycengraulis grossidens (Spix & Agassiz, 1829)

Photo by Photo by Timm, C.D.
 
Lycengraulis grossidens
[Atlantic sabretooth anchovy]

Photo by FAO

South America
Max. Length 12.8 cm SL
Lycengraulis limnichthys Schultz, 1949

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Lycengraulis limnichthys
[]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 20.5 cm SL
Lycengraulis poeyi (Kner, 1863)

Photo by Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Lycengraulis poeyi
[Pacific sabretooth anchovy]

Photo by Krumme, U.

Western Central and South
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Pterengraulis atherinoides (Linnaeus, 1766)

Photo by Photo by Krumme, U.
 
Pterengraulis atherinoides
[Wingfin anchovy]
No picture found

Max. Length 5 cm SL
 
Stolephorus acinaces
[Saber anchovy]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 7.2 cm SL
Stolephorus advenus Wongratana, 1987

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Stolephorus advenus
[False Indian anchovy]

Photo by FAO

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 5 cm SL
Stolephorus andhraensis Babu Rao, 1966

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Stolephorus andhraensis
[Andhra anchovy]

Photo by Collyer, J.

Central Pacific
Max. Length 7.5 cm SL
Stolephorus apiensis (Jordan & Seale, 1906)

Photo by Photo by Collyer, J.
 
Stolephorus apiensis
[Samoan anchovy]
No picture found

Max. Length 8.1 cm SL
 
Stolephorus babarani
[Panay anchovy]

Photo by FAO

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm NG
Stolephorus baganensis Hardenberg, 1933

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Stolephorus baganensis
[Bagan anchovy]
No picture found

Max. Length 14.8 cm SL
 
Stolephorus balinensis
[Great anchovy]
No picture found

Max. Length 12.7 cm SL
 
Stolephorus belaerius
[Belair anchovy]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 4.2 cm SL
Stolephorus brachycephalus Wongratana, 1983

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Stolephorus brachycephalus
[Broadhead anchovy]

Photo by FAO

Western Pacific
Max. Length 5 cm SL
Stolephorus carpentariae (De Vis, 1882)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Stolephorus carpentariae
[Gulf of Carpenteria anchovy]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.4 cm SL
 
Stolephorus celsior
[Rosario anchovy]

Photo by FAO

Western Pacific
Max. Length 9 cm SL
Stolephorus chinensis (Günther, 1880)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Stolephorus chinensis
[China anchovy]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 11.2 cm SL
Stolephorus commersonnii Lacepède, 1803

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Stolephorus commersonnii
[Commerson's anchovy]
No picture found

Max. Length 8.5 cm SL
 
Stolephorus concursus
[Concourse anchovy]
No picture found

Max. Length 8.2 cm SL
 
Stolephorus continentalis
[]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 7.5 cm SL
Stolephorus dubiosus Wongratana, 1983

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Stolephorus dubiosus
[Thai anchovy]
No picture found

Max. Length 11.6 cm SL
 
Stolephorus grandis
[Papuan double-lined anchovy]

Photo by SFSA

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 8 cm SL
Stolephorus holodon (Boulenger, 1900)

Photo by Photo by SFSA
 
Stolephorus holodon
[Natal anchovy]

Photo by Reyes, R.B.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 15.5 cm SL
Stolephorus indicus (van Hasselt, 1823)

Photo by Photo by Reyes, R.B.
 
Stolephorus indicus
[Indian anchovy]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.3 cm SL
 
Stolephorus insignus
[Emblem anchovy]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 8 cm SL
Stolephorus insularis Hardenberg, 1933

Photo by Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Stolephorus insularis
[Hardenberg's anchovy]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.2 cm SL
 
Stolephorus leopardus
[Leopard anchovy]
No picture found

Max. Length 10.4 cm SL
 
Stolephorus mercurius
[Mercury anchovy]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 6 cm SL
Stolephorus multibranchus Wongratana, 1987

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Stolephorus multibranchus
[Caroline anchovy]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Indian Ocean and
Max. Length 7.4 cm SL
Stolephorus nelsoni Wongratana, 1987

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Stolephorus nelsoni
[Nelson's anchovy]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 7.7 cm SL
Stolephorus pacificus Baldwin, 1984

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Stolephorus pacificus
[Pacific anchovy]
No picture found

Max. Length 10.4 cm SL
 
Stolephorus rex
[Commerson’s anchovy]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 5.3 cm SL
Stolephorus ronquilloi Wongratana, 1983

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Stolephorus ronquilloi
[Ronquillo's anchovy]
No picture found

Max. Length 10.4 cm SL
 
Stolephorus scitulus
[Southern anchovy]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.8 cm SL
 
Stolephorus shantungensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.4 cm
 
Stolephorus tamilensis
[Tamil anchovy]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.7 cm SL
 
Stolephorus teguhi
[Sulawesi anchovy]

Photo by FAO

Western Pacific
Max. Length 9.5 cm SL
Stolephorus tri (Bleeker, 1852)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Stolephorus tri
[Spined anchovy]

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 9.4 cm SL
Stolephorus waitei Jordan & Seale, 1926

Photo by Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.
 
Stolephorus waitei
[Spotty-face anchovy]
No picture found

Max. Length 9.4 cm SL
 
Stolephorus zephyrus
[Zephyr anchovy]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Amazonsprattus scintilla Rio Negro pygmy anchovy South America 2 SL 1984
Anchoa analis Longfin Pacific anchovy Eastern Pacific 10 SL 1945
Anchoa argentivittata Regan's anchovy Eastern Pacific 12.5 TL 1904
Anchoa belizensis Belize anchovy Central America 5.8 SL 1975
Anchoa cayorum Key anchovy Western Central Atlantic 11 TL 1906
Anchoa chamensis Chame Point anchovy Eastern Central Pacific 6 SL 1943
Anchoa choerostoma Bermuda anchovy Western Central Atlantic 7.5 SL 1874
Anchoa colonensis Narrow-striped anchovy Western Central Atlantic 14 TL 1943
Anchoa compressa Deep body anchovy Eastern Central Pacific 13.3 SL 1858
Anchoa cubana Cuban anchovy Western Atlantic 10 TL 1868
Anchoa curta Short anchovy Eastern Pacific 8.9 TL 1882
Anchoa delicatissima Slough anchovy Eastern Central Pacific 12 TL 1854
Anchoa eigenmannia Eigenmann's anchovy Eastern Central Pacific 8 TL 1923
Anchoa exigua Slender anchovy Eastern Pacific 7.5 TL 1882
Anchoa filifera Longfinger anchovy Western Atlantic 14.5 TL 1915
Anchoa helleri Heller's anchovy Eastern Central Pacific 8.5 SL 1921
Anchoa hepsetus Broad-striped anchovy Western Atlantic 15.3 TL 1758
Anchoa ischana Sharpnose anchovy Eastern Central Pacific 17 TL 1882
Anchoa januaria Rio anchovy Southwest Atlantic 10.2 TL 1879
Anchoa lamprotaenia Big-eye anchovy Western Central Atlantic 12 TL 1943
Anchoa lucida Bright anchovy Eastern Central Pacific 13.2 SL 1882
Anchoa lyolepis Shortfinger anchovy Western Atlantic 12 TL 1900
Anchoa marinii Marini's anchovy Southwest Atlantic 14 SL 1943
Anchoa mitchilli Bay anchovy Western Atlantic 10 SL 1848
Anchoa mundeola False Panama anchovy Eastern Central Pacific 12.5 SL 1898
Anchoa mundeoloides Northern Gulf anchovy Eastern Central Pacific 15 TL 1928
Anchoa nasus Longnose anchovy Eastern Pacific 17 TL 1867
Anchoa panamensis Panama anchovy Eastern Central Pacific 18.7 TL 1876
Anchoa parva Little anchovy Western Central Atlantic 9.1 TL 1923
Anchoa pectoralis Bigfin anchovy Southwest Atlantic 6.8 SL 1943
Anchoa scofieldi Scofield's anchovy Eastern Central Pacific 6.2 SL 1895
Anchoa spinifer Spicule anchovy Western Atlantic 24 TL 1848
Anchoa starksi Starks's anchovy Eastern Pacific 7.7 SL 1898
Anchoa tricolor Piquitinga anchovy Southwest Atlantic 14.9 TL 1829
Anchoa trinitatis Trinidad anchovy Western Central Atlantic 14 TL 1915
Anchoa walkeri Persistent anchovy Eastern Central Pacific 14.5 TL 1970
Anchovia clupeoides Zabaleta anchovy Western Atlantic 30 TL 1839
Anchovia landivarensis Western Central Atlantic 1975
Anchovia macrolepidota Bigscale anchovy Eastern Pacific 25 TL 1863
Anchovia surinamensis Surinam anchovy Central and South America 15 TL 1865
Anchoviella alleni Allen's anchovy South America 8.8 SL 1940
Anchoviella balboae Balboa anchovy Eastern Central Pacific 7.2 SL 1926
Anchoviella blackburni Blackburns's anchovy Western Central Atlantic 3 SL 1943
Anchoviella brevirostris Snubnose anchovy Western Atlantic 9 TL 1868
Anchoviella carrikeri Carriker's anchovy South America 6.5 SL 1940
Anchoviella cayennensis Cayenne anchovy Western Atlantic 13.5 SL 1946
Anchoviella elongata Elongate anchovy Western Central Atlantic 15.9 TL 1923
Anchoviella guianensis Guyana anchovy South America 11.3 TL 1912
Anchoviella hernanni South America 3.0 SL 2018
Anchoviella jamesi James's anchovy South America 5.0 SL 1926
Anchoviella juruasanga South America 5.3 SL 2012
Anchoviella lepidentostole Broadband anchovy Western Atlantic 18 TL 1911
Anchoviella manamensis Manamo anchovy South America 2.5 SL 1982
Anchoviella nattereri Natterer's anchovy Western Atlantic 5 SL 1879
Anchoviella perezi Western Central Atlantic 3.6 SL 1987
Anchoviella perfasciata Poey's anchovy Western Central Atlantic 11 TL 1860
Anchoviella sanfranciscana South America 12.8 SL 2017
Anchoviella vaillanti Vaillant's anchovy South America 6.8 SL 1908
Cetengraulis edentulus Atlantic anchoveta Western Atlantic 20.5 TL 1829
Cetengraulis mysticetus Pacific anchoveta Eastern Pacific 22 TL 1867
Encrasicholina auster Fiji anchovy Western Central Pacific 5.1 SL 2017
Encrasicholina devisi Devis' anchovy Indo-Pacific 10 TL 1940
Encrasicholina gloria Red Sea anchovy Western Indian Ocean 7.2 SL 2016
Encrasicholina heteroloba Shorthead anchovy Indo-Pacific 12 SL 1837
Encrasicholina integra Papuan anchovy Western Pacific 4.3 SL 2020
Encrasicholina intermedia Shiner anchovy Western Indian Ocean 7.5 SL 2016
Encrasicholina macrocephala Largehead anchovy Western Indian Ocean 5.6 SL 2015
Encrasicholina oligobranchus Philippine anchovy Western Central Pacific 6.2 SL 1983
Encrasicholina punctifer Buccaneer anchovy Indo-Pacific 13 TL 1938
Encrasicholina purpurea Nehu Eastern Central Pacific 7.5 SL 1900
Encrasicholina sigma Makassar anchovy Western Central Pacific 7.8 SL 2020
Engraulis anchoita Argentine anchovy Southwest Atlantic 17 SL 1935
Engraulis australis Australian anchovy Southwest Pacific 15 SL 1790
Engraulis capensis Southern African anchovy Southeast Atlantic 17 SL 1913
Engraulis encrasicolus European anchovy Eastern Atlantic 20 SL 1758
Engraulis eurystole Silver anchovy Western Atlantic 15.5 TL 1884
Engraulis japonicus Japanese anchovy Western Pacific 18 TL 1846
Engraulis maeoticus Meditteranean 9.5 SL 1926
Engraulis mordax Californian anchovy Northeast Pacific 24.8 SL 1854
Engraulis ringens Anchoveta Southeast Pacific 20 SL 1842
Jurengraulis juruensis Jurua anchovy Western Central Atlantic 17.9 SL 1898
Lycengraulis batesii Bates' sabretooth anchovy South America 30 TL 1868
Lycengraulis figueiredoi South America 17.1 SL 2013
Lycengraulis grossidens Atlantic sabretooth anchovy Western Atlantic 23.5 SL 1829
Lycengraulis limnichthys South America 12.8 SL 1949
Lycengraulis poeyi Pacific sabretooth anchovy Eastern Central Pacific 20.5 SL 1863
Pterengraulis atherinoides Wingfin anchovy Western Central and South 30 TL 1766
Stolephorus acinaces Saber anchovy Western Central Pacific 5 SL 2020
Stolephorus advenus False Indian anchovy Western Central Pacific 7.2 SL 1987
Stolephorus andhraensis Andhra anchovy Indo-Pacific 5 SL 1966
Stolephorus apiensis Samoan anchovy Central Pacific 7.5 SL 1906
Stolephorus babarani Panay anchovy Western Pacific 8.1 SL 2020
Stolephorus baganensis Bagan anchovy Indo-Pacific 10 NG 1933
Stolephorus balinensis Great anchovy Western Pacific 14.8 SL 1849
Stolephorus belaerius Belair anchovy Western Indian Ocean 12.7 SL 2021
Stolephorus brachycephalus Broadhead anchovy Western Central Pacific 4.2 SL 1983
Stolephorus carpentariae Gulf of Carpenteria anchovy Western Pacific 5 SL 1882
Stolephorus celsior Rosario anchovy Western Pacific 6.4 SL 2021
Stolephorus chinensis China anchovy Western Pacific 9 SL 1880
Stolephorus commersonnii Commerson's anchovy Indian Ocean 11.2 SL 1803
Stolephorus concursus Concourse anchovy Western Central Pacific 8.5 SL 2021
Stolephorus continentalis Western Pacific 8.2 SL 2018
Stolephorus dubiosus Thai anchovy Eastern Indian Ocean 7.5 SL 1983
Stolephorus grandis Papuan double-lined anchovy Western Central Pacific 11.6 SL 2021
Stolephorus holodon Natal anchovy Indian Ocean 8 SL 1900
Stolephorus indicus Indian anchovy Indian Ocean 15.5 SL 1823
Stolephorus insignus Emblem anchovy Western Pacific 7.3 SL 2018
Stolephorus insularis Hardenberg's anchovy Indo-Pacific 8 SL 1933
Stolephorus leopardus Leopard anchovy Eastern Indian Ocean 7.2 SL 2021
Stolephorus mercurius Mercury anchovy Indo-West Pacific 10.4 SL 2021
Stolephorus multibranchus Caroline anchovy Western Central Pacific 6 SL 1987
Stolephorus nelsoni Nelson's anchovy Eastern Indian Ocean and 7.4 SL 1987
Stolephorus pacificus Pacific anchovy Western Central Pacific 7.7 SL 1984
Stolephorus rex Commerson’s anchovy Indo-West Pacific 10.4 SL 1926
Stolephorus ronquilloi Ronquillo's anchovy Western Central Pacific 5.3 SL 1983
Stolephorus scitulus Southern anchovy Pacific Ocean 10.4 SL 1911
Stolephorus shantungensis Northwest Pacific 5.8 SL 1978
Stolephorus tamilensis Tamil anchovy Eastern Indian Ocean 5.4 2020
Stolephorus teguhi Sulawesi anchovy Western Pacific 7.7 SL 2009
Stolephorus tri Spined anchovy Western Pacific 9.5 SL 1852
Stolephorus waitei Spotty-face anchovy Indo-Pacific 9.4 SL 1926
Stolephorus zephyrus Zephyr anchovy Western Indian Ocean 9.4 SL 2021



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