Anchoa lyolepis

Anchoa lyolepis, the shortfinger anchovy, is a species of anchovy native to the western Atlantic Ocean from New York to Brazil. This species can reach a length of 12 centimetres (4.7 in) TL, though they usually do not exceed 9 centimetres (3.5 in) TL. This species is important to local subsistence fisheries and is commonly used as bait.[1]

Anchoa lyolepis
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Clupeiformes
Family:
Engraulidae
Genus:
Anchoa
Species:
A. lyolepis
Binomial name
Anchoa lyolepis
(Evermann & M. C. Marsh, 1900)
Synonyms
  • Stolephorus lyolepis Evermann & M. C. Marsh, 1900
  • Anchoviella lyolepis (Evermann & M. C. Marsh, 1900)
  • Anchovia platyargyrea Fowler, 1911
  • Anchoviella platyargyrea (Fowler, 1911)
  • Engraulis platyargyreus (Fowler, 1911)
  • Anchoa nasuta Hildebrand & J. de P. Carvalho, 1948

References
  • T. Modde and S. T. Ross, Seasonality of Fishes Occupying a Surf Zone Habitat in the Northern Gulf of Mexico, FISH BULL. (SEATTLE). Vol. 78, no. 4, pp. 911–922. 1980.
  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Anchoa lyolepis" in FishBase. April 2013 version.


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