| Family: |
Engraulidae (Anchovies), subfamily: Engraulinae |
| Max. size: |
30 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
pelagic; freshwater; brackish |
| Distribution: |
Western Central and South Atlantic coasts and drainage (Orinoco delta, the Guianas, south to Ceará, Brazil). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 28-32. Snout short, about 2/3 eye diameter; maxilla moderate, tip bluntly rounded, not quite or just reaching lower jaw articulation; lower gill rakers short, with often a single rudimentary raker in front. Pectoral fins large, reaching beyond pelvic fin base; anal fin origin in front of dorsal fin origin. Silver lateral stripe along flank, broad anteriorly, narrowing over anal fin. |
| Biology: |
Occurs in estuaries and freshwater bodies, reaching some distance inland (at least 17 km up the Suriname River; to above Santarem on the Amazon). The short and few gillrakers suggest predatory feeding on small fishes, etc. Locally consumed (Ref. 5217). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 06 March 2017 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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