Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Podiata
Cladus: Amorphea
Cladus: Obazoa
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Otomorpha
Subcohors: Clupei
Superordo: Clupeomorpha
Ordo: Clupeiformes
Subordo: Clupeoidei
Familia: Engraulidae
Genus: Anchoa
Species: A. analis – A. argentivittata – A. cayorum – A. chamensis – A. choerostoma – A. colonensis – A. compressa – A. cubana – A. curta – A. delicatissima – A. eigenmannia – A. exigua – A. filifera – A. helleri – A. hepsetus – A. ischana – A. januaria – A. lamprotaenia – A. lucida – A. lyolepis – A. marinii – A. mitchilli – A. mundeola – A. mundeoloides – A. nasus – A. panamensis – A. parva – A. pectoralis – A. scofieldi – A. spinifer – A. starksi – A. tricolor – A. trinitatis – A. walkeri
Name
Anchoa Jordan & Evermann, 1927
References
Anchoa in the World Register of Marine Species
Anchoa is a genus of ray-finned fishes in the family Engraulidae. It currently consists of 35 species.
Species
There are currently 35 recognized species in this genus:[1]
Anchoa analis (R. R. Miller, 1945) (Longfin Pacific anchovy)
Anchoa argentivittata (Regan, 1904) (Regan's anchovy)
Anchoa belizensis (Thomerson & D. W. Greenfield, 1975) (Belize anchovy)
Anchoa cayorum (Fowler, 1906) (Key anchovy)
Anchoa chamensis Hildebrand, 1943 (Chame Point anchovy)
Anchoa choerostoma (Goode, 1874) (Bermuda anchovy)
Anchoa colonensis Hildebrand, 1943 (Narrow-striped anchovy)
Anchoa compressa (Girard, 1858) (Deep-body anchovy)
Anchoa cubana (Poey, 1868) (Cuban anchovy)
Anchoa curta (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882) (Short anchovy)
Anchoa delicatissima (Girard, 1854) (Slough anchovy)
Anchoa eigenmannia (Meek & Hildebrand, 1923) (Eigenmann's anchovy)
Anchoa exigua (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882) (Slender anchovy)
Anchoa filifera (Fowler, 1915) (Longfinger anchovy)
Anchoa helleri (C. L. Hubbs, 1921) (Heller's anchovy)
Anchoa hepsetus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Broad-striped anchovy)
Anchoa ischana (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882) (Sharpnose anchovy)
Anchoa januaria (Steindachner, 1879) (Rio anchovy)
Anchoa lamprotaenia Hildebrand, 1943 (Big-eye anchovy)
Anchoa lucida (D. S. Jordan & Gilbert, 1882) (Bright anchovy)
Anchoa lyolepis (Evermann & M. C. Marsh, 1900) (Shortfinger anchovy)
Anchoa marinii Hildebrand, 1943 (Marini's anchovy)
Anchoa mitchilli (Valenciennes, 1848) (Bay anchovy)
Anchoa mundeola (C. H. Gilbert & Pierson, 1898) (False Panama anchovy)
Anchoa mundeoloides (Breder, 1928) (Northern Gulf anchovy)
Anchoa nasus (Kner & Steindachner, 1867) (Longnose anchovy)
Anchoa panamensis (Steindachner, 1877) (Panama anchovy)
Anchoa parva (Meek & Hildebrand, 1923) (Little anchovy)
Anchoa pectoralis Hildebrand, 1943 (Bigfin anchovy)
Anchoa scofieldi (D. S. Jordan & Culver, 1895) (Scofield's anchovy)
Anchoa spinifer (Valenciennes, 1848) (Spicule anchovy)
Anchoa starksi (C. H. Gilbert & Pierson, 1898) (Starks' anchovy)
Anchoa tricolor (Spix & Agassiz, 1829) (Piquitinga anchovy)
Anchoa trinitatis (Fowler, 1915) (Trinidad anchovy)
Anchoa walkeri W. J. Baldwin & Chang, 1970 (Walker's anchovy)
Description
Anchoa are small, silvery fish that range anywhere from 5.8–24 centimetres (2.3–9.4 in). The smallest of these species is the Anchoa belizensis and the largest is Anchoa spinifer. These fish are distributed throughout the mediterranean sea and Americas, mostly in the Pacific and the Atlantic Ocean.
References
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Anchoa". FishBase. April 2013 version.
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