| Engraulidae (Anchovies), subfamily: Engraulinae |
| 6.5 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
|
pelagic |
| South America: endemic to the Amazon system (from the Chapare River mouth to the lower reaches). |
|
Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 15-18. Body fairly slender, moderately compressed. Snout moderate, a little over 1/2 eye diameter; maxilla moderate, tip bluntly rounded, failing to reach pre-operculum by about 1/4 pupil diameter; gill cover canals of walkeri-type. Anal fin moderate, its origin a little behind base of last dorsal fin ray. A silver stripe along flank, widening to about eye diameter over anal fin. |
| Occurs in middle and upper reaches of rivers. More data needed. |
|
Not Evaluated
(Ref. 96402)
|
| harmless |
|
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