Anchovia
| Anchovia | |
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| Anchovia macrolepidota | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Family: | Engraulidae |
| Subfamily: | Engraulinae |
| Genus: | Anchovia D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1895 |
Anchovia is a genus of anchovies. It currently contains 3 species. There are found in the eastern Pacific and western Atlantic ocean.
- Anchovia clupeoides (Swainson, 1839) (Zabaleta anchovy)
- Anchovia macrolepidota (Kner, 1863) (Bigscale anchovy)
- Anchovia surinamensis (Bleeker, 1865) (Surinam anchovy)
References
[edit]- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Anchovia". FishBase. June 2011 version.
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