Anchoviella Explained

Anchoviella is a genus of anchovies, native to coastal parts of the tropical western Atlantic and eastern Pacific oceans, as well as rivers in South America.

Species

There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus:

• Anchoviella alleni G. S. Myers, 1940 (Allen's anchovy)
• Anchoviella balboae D. S. Jordan & Seale, 1926 (Balboa anchovy)
• Anchoviella blackburni Hildebrand, 1943 (Blackburns's anchovy)
• Anchoviella brevirostris Günther, 1868 (Snubnose anchovy)
• Anchoviella carrikeri Fowler, 1940 (Carriker's anchovy)
• Anchoviella cayenensis Puyo, 1946 (Cayenne anchovy)
• Anchoviella elongata Meek & Hildebrand, 1923 (Elongate anchovy)
• Anchoviella guianensis C. H. Eigenmann, 1912 (Guyana anchovy)
• Anchoviella hernanni Loeb et al, 2018^[1]
• Anchoviella jamesi D. S. Jordan & Seale, 1926 (James's anchovy)
• Anchoviella juruasanga Loeb, 2012^[2]
• Anchoviella lepidentostole Fowler, 1911 (Broadband anchovy)
• Anchoviella manamensis Cervigón, 1982 (Manamo anchovy)
• Anchoviella perezi Cervigón, 1987
• Anchoviella perfasciata Poey, 1860 (Poey's anchovy)
• Anchoviella vaillanti Steindachner, 1908 (Vaillant's anchovy)^[3]

Notes and References

1. Loeb, M.V. . 2018 . A new species of Anchoviella (Clupeiformes: Engraulidae) from the western Amazon River in Peru, with comments on congeners in the Peruvian Amazon River . Journal of Fish Biology . 92 . 6 . 1720–1730 . 10.1111/jfb.13601 . 29624680 . 2018JFBio..92.1720L . free .
2. Loeb, M.V. . 2012 . A new species of Anchoviella Fowler, 1911 (Clupeiformes: Engraulidae) from the Amazon basin, Brazil . Neotropical Ichthyology . 10 . 1 . 13–18 . 10.1590/s1679-62252012000100002. free .
3. Loeb, M.V. & Figueiredo, J.L.d. (2014): Redescription of the freshwater anchovy Anchoviella vaillanti (Steindachner, 1908) (Clupeiformes: Engraulidae) with notes on the distribution of estuarine congeners in the Rio São Francisco basin, Brazil. Arquivos de Zoologia, 45: 33-40.