Marine Species: Anchoa cayorum

(Fowler, 1906)

Taxonomy Structure

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Engraulidae
Genus: Anchoa
Species: Anchoa cayorum

Species Data:

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Common Name: Key anchovy
Description: Slightly compressed and lean body. The snout is shorter than the diameter of the eye. It has a silver band along the flank, slightly narrower than the diameter of the eye.
Habitat: Oceanic pelagic.
Color: Silver.
Dimensions: Up to 11 centimeters in lenght.
Geographical Distribution: Western Central Atlantic

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