Biology:Anchovia

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Short description: Genus of ray-finned fishes

Anchovia
FMIB 50682 Anchovia rastralis Gilbert & Pierson Type specimen; Panams.jpeg
Anchovia macrolepidota
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Engraulidae
Subfamily: Engraulinae
Genus: Anchovia
D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1895

Anchovia is a genus of anchovies. It currently contains 3 species.

  • Anchovia clupeoides (Swainson, 1839) (Zabaleta anchovy)
  • Anchovia macrolepidota (Kner, 1863) (Bigscale anchovy)
  • Anchovia surinamensis (Bleeker, 1865) (Surinam anchovy)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2217786 entry