Anchoa mitchilli (Valenciennes, 1848)

Bay anchovy

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Clupeiformes \| Engraulidae
Synonyms	Engraulis mitchilli, Anchoa mitchilli diaphana, Engraulis louisiana, ... more
Common names	Anchois baie, Anchoa de caleta, Common anchovy, ... more

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Main reference

Whitehead, P.J.P., G.J. Nelson and T. Wongratana. 1988. (Ref. 189)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 10.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 189); common length : 6.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 12193)

Length at first maturity

, range 4 - 4.5 cm

Environment

Reef-associated; amphidromous (Ref. 51243); brackish; marine; depth range 1 - 36 m (Ref. 189)

Climate / Range

Subtropical; 42°N - 16°N, 99°W - 72°W (Ref. 189)

Western Atlantic: Casco Bay, Maine south to Florida Keys and westward around the Gulf of Mexico south to Yucatán; not in the West Indies.
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 23 - 31. Body variable, more slender in northern populations. Snout fairly blunt, a little over 1/2 eye diameter; maxilla long, tip pointed, reaching beyond hind border of pre-operculum, almost to gill opening; panamensis-type gill cover canals. Anal fin rays rarely 28, its origin below unbranched dorsal fin rays. Anus nearer to pelvic fin tips than to anal fin origin.

More commonly found in shallow tidal areas with muddy bottoms and brackish waters, tolerating a wide range of salinities (virtually fresh to fully saline or hypersaline). Found only in spring and summer in the tidal portion of the Ochlockonee River, Florida. Feeds mostly on Mysis and copepods, also small fishes, gastropods and isopods. Breeds off North Carolina from late April to mid-July, perhaps through to August. Used to some extent to make anchovy paste (Ref. 189).


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Not Evaluated	Harmless

Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial; bait: usually


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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)

PD₅₀ = 0.5000

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K>0.30; Tmax=3)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
Low vulnerability (23 of 100)	Medium

Entered by Binohlan, Crispina B.

Modified by Kesner-Reyes, Kathleen

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