Species FAO code: ANR

Lycengraulis grossidens

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Species distribution and habitat
Species description

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Denmark	da Flodansjos	–

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

List item: Trawls

Trawls

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Lycengraulis grossidens (Spix & Agassiz, 1829)

Habitat

Saltwater
Freshwater
Brackish water

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Lycengraulis grossidens (Spix & Agassiz, 1829)

Distribution maps

Source: Aquamaps - Computer Generated Native Distribution Map for Lycengraulis grossidens

Scientific name

Lycengraulis grossidens

Author

(Spix & Agassiz, 1829)

Rank

Species

FAO code

ANR

Morphological description

Depth widely variable. Snout about 2/3 eye diameter; maxilla moderate, pointed, reaching onto sub-operculum. Gill rakers short, the longest not less than pupil diameter in adults. Dorsal fin origin behind midpoint of body; anal fin origin below 6th-8th branched dorsal fin rays. Silver stripe up to twice eye diameter at widest, lost in fishes over 10 cm SL. Curve of black dots on operculum (Ref. 189). Grayish blue dorsally, fins yellowish with translucent membranes and a blackish caudal margin (Ref. 27363).

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderClupeiformes
  - FamilyEngraulidae
    - GenusLycengraulis
      - SpeciesLycengraulis grossidens

Synonyms

Engraulis janeiro Spix, 1829
Lycengraulis abbotti (Fowler, 1915)
Lycengraulis schroederi Hildebrand, 1943
Anchoviella abbotti (Fowler, 1915)
Anchovia abbotti Fowler, 1915
Lycengraulis olidus (Eigenmann, 1907)
Engraulis grossidens Spix & Agassiz, 1829
Engraulis dentex Valenciennes, 1848
Lycengraulis polymera Marini, 1935
Stolephorus olidus Eigenmann, 1907
Lycengraulis simulator Fuster de Plaza, 1962
Engraulis olidus Günther, 1874

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Lycengraulis grossidens (Spix & Agassiz, 1829)

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Lycengraulis grossidens

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Trawls

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 2 - America, North - Inland waters

Area 3 - America, South - Inland waters

Area 31 - Atlantic, Western Central

Area 41 - Atlantic, Southwest

Distribution maps