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Engraulidae (Anchovies) > Engraulinae
Etymology: Anchoviella: Italian ancioa = anchovy (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Luis Pérez is a fisheries lecturer in Venezuela, having completed a five-year course of academic study. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Brackish; pelagic. Tropical
Western Central Atlantic: Orinoco River basin delta.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 50628)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Spawn in school (Ref. 205).
Kullander, S.O. and C.J. Ferraris Jr., 2003. Family Engraulididae (Anchovies). p. 39-42. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil. (Ref. 50628)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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