| Engraulidae (Anchovies), subfamily: Engraulinae |
| 12.5 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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pelagic-neritic; depth range 0 - 50 m |
| Eastern Pacific: southern half of Gulf of California to Ecuador, excluding the Galapagos Islands. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 14-17. Body fairly elongate. Snout long, about equal to eye diameter; maxilla moderate, tip rather bluntly pointed, reaching onto inter-operculum, but not to edge of gill cover; gill cover canals of panamensis-type. Anal fin very short, its origin below or behind last dorsal fin ray base. A silver stripe along flank, about 3/4 eye diameter. |
| A schooling species found in coastal waters. Caught over sand or gravel in the Gulf of Nicoya but not in inner parts of the Gulf. May spawn over a protracted period in Gulf of Nicoya. The eggs are oval. TL = 1.25 SL. |
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(Ref. 96402)
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| harmless |
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