| Engraulidae (Anchovies), subfamily: Engraulinae |
| 5 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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pelagic; brackish |
| Western Atlantic: Amazon River mouth in Brazil. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 28-29. Snout fairly long, 4 times in head but less than eye diameter; maxilla short, tip nearly square, not quite reaching to articulation of lower jaw; lower gill rakers (not counted), about equal to eye diameter. Pectoral fin long, reaching halfway along pelvic fin; anal fin long, its origin below middle of dorsal fin base. An indistinct silver stripe along flank. |
| Presumably riverine or estuarine. More material and data needed. |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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