Anchovia surinamensis
Anchovia surinamensis, the Surinam anchovy, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. It is found in Central America and South America.[1]
| Surinam anchovy | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Family: | Engraulidae |
| Genus: | Anchovia |
| Species: | A. surinamensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Anchovia surinamensis (Bleeker, 1865) | |
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Size
This species reaches a length of 15.0 cm (5.9 in).[2]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of Francis Day (1829–1889), the Inspector-General of Fisheries in India.[3]
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 surinamensis" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
- Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Family ENGRAULIDAE Gill 1861 (Anchovies)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
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