Species FAO code: ENP

Anchoa hepsetus

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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
Finland	fi raitasardelli sv bredrandig ansjovis	–
Sweden	sv Bredrandig ansjovis	–

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Anchoa hepsetus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Habitat

Saltwater
Brackish water

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Anchoa hepsetus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Distribution maps

Source: Aquamaps - Computer Generated Native Distribution Map for Anchoa hepsetus

Scientific name

Anchoa hepsetus

Author

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank

Species

FAO code

ENP

Morphological description

Snout pointed, about 3/4 eye diameter; maxilla long, tips pointed, reaching beyond hind border of pre-operculum, almost to gill opening; gill cover canals of panamensis-type. Anal fin origin below about midpoint of dorsal fin base. Anus nearer to anal fin origin than to pelvic fin tips. Silver stripe along flank (a dark line above) of uniform width, narrowed immediately behind band (Ref. 189). Back greenish, some yellowish on head. Melanophores outline all dorsal scales (Ref. 7251).

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderClupeiformes
  - FamilyEngraulidae
    - GenusAnchoa
      - SpeciesAnchoa hepsetus

Synonyms

Stolephorus perthecatus Goode & Bean, 1882
Stolephorus perthecata Goode & Bean, 1882
Anchoa ginsburgi Hildebrand, 1943
Anchoviella epsetus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Esox hepsetus Linnaeus, 1758
Anchovia brownii (Gmelin, 1789)
Atherina brownii Gmelin, 1789
Atherina menidia Linnaeus, 1766

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Anchoa hepsetus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Anchoa hepsetus

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Seines

Trawls

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 21 - Atlantic, Northwest

Area 31 - Atlantic, Western Central

Area 41 - Atlantic, Southwest

Distribution maps