Anchoa

Anchoa
Anchoa lyolepis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Clupeiformes
Family:	Engraulidae
Genus:	Anchoa D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1927
Type species
Engraulis compressus Girard, 1858

Anchoa is a genus of anchovies. It currently consists of 35 species.

There are currently 35 recognized species in this genus:

Anchoa are small, silvery fish that range anywhere from 5.8 cm - 24 cm. The smallest of these species is the Anchoa belizensis and the largest is Anchoa spinifer. These fish are distributed throughout the Americas, mostly in the Pacific and the Atlantic Ocean.

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