Argentine anchovy
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Engraulidae
Genus: Engraulis
Species:
E. anchoita
Binomial name
Engraulis anchoita

The Argentine anchoita (Engraulis anchoita) or Argentine anchovy is an anchovy of the genus Engraulis, found in and around waters of Argentina, Uruguay and southern Brazil.[2][3]

Description

It grows to 17 cm (6.7 in) SL or 22 cm (8.7 in) TL. Spawning takes place throughout the year but is most intense and close to shore in October/November, and more offshore and less intensely in May/June.[4]

Ecology

Engraulis anchoita is a key species in the pelagic ecosystem of the Argentine waters. They are zooplanktivores, and prey especially upon copepods, but also their own eggs. Engraulis anchoita themselves are prey to other species, and constitute a main diet component of important commercial species such as hake, squid and mackerel.[5]

Fishery

Annual catches of Engraulis anchoita in 2000–2009 varied between 12 and 44 thousand tonnes, mainly taken by Argentina.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Buratti, C.; Díaz de Astarloa, J.; Hüne, M.; Irigoyen, A.; Landaeta, M.; Riestra, C.; Vieira, J.P.; Di Dario, F. (2020). "Engraulis anchoita". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T195023A159405500. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T195023A159405500.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Engraulis anchoita" in FishBase. November 2014 version.
  3. ↑ Eschmeyer, W. N. (2 June 2015). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Archived from the original on 3 May 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  4. ↑ Whitehead, P.J.P.; G.J. Nelson & T. Wongratana (1988). Clupeoid fishes of the world (Suborder Clupeoidei). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the herrings, sardines, pilchards, sprats, shads, anchovies and wolf-herrings. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 7. Rome: FAO. pp. 312–313.
  5. ↑ Pájaro, M.; Curelovich, J. S.; Macchi, G. J. (2007). "Egg cannibalism in the northern population of the Argentine anchovy, Engraulis anchoita (Clupeidae)". Fisheries Research. 83 (2–3): 253–262. doi:10.1016/j.fishres.2006.09.014.
  6. ↑ FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) (2011). Yearbook of fishery and aquaculture statistics 2009. Capture production (PDF). Rome: FAO. p. 222. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-05-19.


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