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Dusky Anchovy
SEFSC Pascagoula Laboratory; Collection of Brandi Noble, public domain, via iNaturalist

Other fish (coast and sea)

Dusky Anchovy

Anchoa lyolepis (Evermann & Marsh, 1900)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishDusky Anchovy
Dutch—
SpanishAnchoa mulata
Chinese短鳍小鳀
Scientific nameAnchoa lyolepis (Evermann & Marsh, 1900)

About this species

Anchoa lyolepis, the shortfinger anchovy, is a species of anchovy native to the western Atlantic Ocean from New York to Brazil. This species can reach a length of 12 centimetres (4.7 in) TL, though they usually do not exceed 9 centimetres (3.5 in) TL. This species is important to local subsistence fisheries and is commonly used as bait.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderClupeiformes
FamilyEngraulidae
GenusAnchoa

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