Species FAO code: EAN

Anchoa nasus

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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
Austria	de Nasen-Sardelle de Ostpazifische Sardelle	–
Germany	de Ostpazifische Sardelle de Nasen-Sardelle	–
Poland	pl Sardela długonosa pl samasa	–

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Anchoa nasus (Kner & Steindachner, 1867)

Habitat

Saltwater
Brackish water

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Anchoa nasus (Kner & Steindachner, 1867)

Scientific name

Anchoa nasus

Author

(Kner & Steindachner, 1867)

Rank

Species

FAO code

EAN

Morphological description

Fairly elongate. Snout long, about 3/4 eye diameter or more; maxilla long, tip pointed, reaching almost to gill opening; gill cover canals of panamensis-type; pseudobranch longer than eye diameter, with 30 or more filaments, extending onto inner face of operculum. Anal fin origin under or just behind base of last dorsal fin ray. Silver stripe along flank about eye diameter.

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderClupeiformes
  - FamilyEngraulidae
    - GenusAnchoa
      - SpeciesAnchoa nasus

Synonyms

Anchoa naso (Gilbert & Pierson, 1898)
Engraulis peruanus Steindachner, 1879
Anchoviella peruana (Steindachner, 1879)
Stolephorus naso Gilbert & Pierson, 1898
Engraulis nasus Kner & Steindachner, 1867
Stolephorus cultratus Gilbert, 1892

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Anchoa nasus (Kner & Steindachner, 1867)

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Anchoa nasus

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Gillnets and similar nets

Seines

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 77 - Pacific, Eastern Central

Area 87 - Pacific, Southeast