Anchovia
Appearance
Anchovia | |
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Anchovia macrolepidota | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
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.
- Anchovia clupeoides (Swainson, 1839) (Zabaleta anchovy)
- Anchovia macrolepidota (Kner, 1863) (Bigscale anchovy)
- Anchovia surinamensis (Bleeker, 1865) (Surinam anchovy)
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Anchovia in FishBase. June 2011 version.