Anchovia macrolepidota
Anchovia macrolepidota, the bigscale anchovy, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. It is found in the eastern Pacific Ocean.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Family: | Engraulidae |
| Genus: | Anchovia |
| Species: | A. macrolepidota |
| Binomial name | |
| Anchovia macrolepidota (Kner, 1863) | |
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Size
This species reaches a length of 25.0 cm (9.8 in).[2]
References
- Whitehead, P.J.P., G.J. Nelson and T. Wongratana, 1988. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 7. Clupeoid fishes of the world (Suborder Clupeoidei). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the herrings, sardines, pilchards, sprats, shads, anchovies and wolf-herrings. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(7/2):305-579. Rome: FAO.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Anchovia macrolepidota" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
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