Anchoa compressa — Details

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Overview

Comprehensive Description

Biology

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A schooling species most commonly found in bays and inlets (the fourth most abundant fish taken by various gear in Newport Bay, California; its eggs are the most abundant of 7 species sampled, especially in May). The ovarian eggs are spherical. Eggs and larvae are planktonic (Ref. 35602). Feeds on plankton (Ref. 8593). Basically filter-feeders, but at times have been observed feeding by selection (Ref. 4930). Normally used as bait (Ref. 9298).

Whitehead, P.J.P., G.J. Nelson and T. Wongratana 1988 FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 7. Clupeoid fishes of the world (Suborder Clupeoidei). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the herrings, sardines, pilchards, sprats, shads, anchovies and wolf-herrings. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(7/2):305-579. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 189) http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=189&speccode=4

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Description

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Common names: anchovy (English), anchoa (Espanol)

Anchoa compressa (Girard,1858)

Deep body anchovy

Body moderately deep, compressed; snout pointed, ½-¾ of eye diameter long; top jaw medium length, not reaching rear of preopercle, tip blunt; membrane between gill covers not expanded at rear; third gill arch with a few short rakers on its rear face; 21-24 lower gill rakers; no large canine teeth; dorsal fin origin in mid-body; anal fin base long, 27-31 rays, origin just before middle of dorsal fin; pectorals long, reaching base of pelvics.

Bright silver stripe along flank often as wide as eye, not fading in death.

Size: 16.5 cm.

Habitat: marine, coastal pelagic, most commonly found in bays.

Depth: 0-18.5 m.

Point Conception, California to Magdalena Bay, Baja California.

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Distribution

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Eastern Central Pacific: Morro Bay, California (Ref. 2850) to Magdalena Bay, Baja California, Mexico.

Whitehead, P.J.P., G.J. Nelson and T. Wongratana 1988 FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 7. Clupeoid fishes of the world (Suborder Clupeoidei). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the herrings, sardines, pilchards, sprats, shads, anchovies and wolf-herrings. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(7/2):305-579. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 189) http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=189&speccode=4

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Eastern Pacific.

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Depth

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Depth Range (m): 0 (G) - 18 (G)

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Zoogeography

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See Map (including site records) of Distribution in the Tropical Eastern Pacific

Global Endemism: All species, East Pacific endemic, TEP non-endemic

Regional Endemism: All species, Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) non-endemic, Temperate Eastern Pacific, primarily, California province, primarily, Continent, Continent only

Residency: Vagrant

Climate Zone: North Temperate (Californian Province &/or Northern Gulf of California), Northern Subtropical (Cortez Province + Sinaloan Gap)

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Physical Description

Morphology

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 27 - 34

Whitehead, P.J.P., G.J. Nelson and T. Wongratana 1988 FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 7. Clupeoid fishes of the world (Suborder Clupeoidei). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the herrings, sardines, pilchards, sprats, shads, anchovies and wolf-herrings. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(7/2):305-579. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 189) http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=189&speccode=4

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Size

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Length max (cm): 16.5 (S)

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Size

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Maximum size: 133 mm SL

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Max. size

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13.3 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 9298)); max. reported age: 6 years (Ref. 72482)

Whitehead, P.J.P. and R. Rodriguez-Sanchez 1995 Engraulidae. Anchoas, anchovetas. p. 1067-1087. In W. Fischer, F. Krupp, W. Schneider, C. Sommer, K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) Guia FAO para Identification de Especies para lo Fines de la Pesca. Pacifico Centro-Oriental. 3 Vols. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9298) http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=9298&speccode=1666
Heath, K.L. 1980 Comparative life histories of 2 species of anchovies, Anchoa delicatissima and Anchoa compressa (F. Engraulidae) from Newport Bay, CA. Fullerton, CA. California State University. (Ref. 72482) http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=72482&speccode=278

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Diagnostic Description

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Moderately deep. Snout pointed, about 1/2 to 3/4 eye diameter; maxilla moderate, tip rather blunt, not reaching to hind border of pre-operculum; pseudobranch short, covered by skin; gill cover canals of panamensis-type. Anal fin origin a little before midpoint of dorsal fin base. A bright silver stripe along flank, often as wide as eye, not fading on preservation.

Whitehead, P.J.P., G.J. Nelson and T. Wongratana 1988 FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 7. Clupeoid fishes of the world (Suborder Clupeoidei). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the herrings, sardines, pilchards, sprats, shads, anchovies and wolf-herrings. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(7/2):305-579. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 189) http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=189&speccode=4

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Ecology

Habitat

Environment

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pelagic-neritic; brackish; marine; depth range 0 - 50 m (Ref. 189)

Whitehead, P.J.P., G.J. Nelson and T. Wongratana 1988 FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 7. Clupeoid fishes of the world (Suborder Clupeoidei). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the herrings, sardines, pilchards, sprats, shads, anchovies and wolf-herrings. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(7/2):305-579. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 189) http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=189&speccode=4

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Depth range based on 4 specimens in 1 taxon.

Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 1.25 - 265

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Depth range (m): 1.25 - 265

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Salinity: Marine, Marine Only

Inshore/Offshore: Inshore, Inshore Only

Water Column Position: Surface, Near Surface, Water column only

Habitat: Water column

FishBase Habitat: Pelagic

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Trophic Strategy

Feeding

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Feeding Group: Planktivore

Diet: phytoplankton, zooplankton, pelagic fish eggs, pelagic fish larvae

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Life History and Behavior

Life Cycle

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Oviparous (Ref. 35602).

Watson, W. and E.M. Sandknop 1996 Engraulidae: anchovies. p. 173-183. In H.G. Moser (ed.) The early stages of fishes in the California Current Region. California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations Atlas No. 33. Allen Press, Inc., Lawrence, Kansas. 1505 p. (Ref. 35602) http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=35602&speccode=1686

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Life Expectancy

Lifespan, longevity, and ageing

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Maximum longevity: 6 years (wild)

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Reproduction

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Egg Type: Pelagic, Pelagic larva

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Molecular Biology and Genetics

Molecular Biology

Barcode data: Anchoa compressa

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The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.

There are 2 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.

CCTATATCTTATTTTTGGTGCCTGAGCAGGAATAGTGGGGACAGCACTTAGCCTCCTTATTCGGGCAGAATTAAGCCAACCAGGAGCACTTCTGGGAGACGATCAAATTTATAATGTAATCGTGACTGCCCACGCATTCGTAATAATCTTTTTCATGGTAATGCCCATCTTAATCGGTGGGTTCGGGAATTGACTGGTTCCTTTAATACTAGGAGCCCCAGATATAGCATTCCCCCGAATGAACAACATAAGCTTTTGGCTGCTTCCTCCCTCGTTCCTTCTACTTCTCGCATCGTCTGGTGTTGAGGCGGGAGCTGGGACAGGGTGAACAGTATACCCGCCTCTAGCGGGAAACCTCGCCCACGCTGGAGCATCAGTAGACTTAACGATCTTTTCTCTTCACCTGGCAGGGATTTCATCAATTCTAGGTGCCATTAATTTTATTACTACCATCATTAACATGAAACCACCTGCCATTTCACAATACCAGACACCTCTATTTGTCTGAGCTGTGCTAATCACGGCAGTACTTTTACTTCTTTCCCTCCCCGTTCTAGCTGCTGGAATTACTATGCTTCTCACAGATCGAAACCTTAACACCACCTTCTTCGATCCAGCAGGGGGAGGAGACCCAATTCTTTATCAACACTTA
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Anchoa compressa

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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 2
Specimens with Barcodes: 2
Species With Barcodes: 1

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Conservation

Conservation Status

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IUCN Red List: Not evaluated / Listed

CITES: Not listed

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Threats

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Not Evaluated

IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=57073

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Relevance to Humans and Ecosystems

Benefits

Importance

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bait: usually

Whitehead, P.J.P. and R. Rodriguez-Sanchez 1995 Engraulidae. Anchoas, anchovetas. p. 1067-1087. In W. Fischer, F. Krupp, W. Schneider, C. Sommer, K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) Guia FAO para Identification de Especies para lo Fines de la Pesca. Pacifico Centro-Oriental. 3 Vols. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9298) http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=9298&speccode=1666
Whitehead, P.J.P., G.J. Nelson and T. Wongratana 1988 FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 7. Clupeoid fishes of the world (Suborder Clupeoidei). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the herrings, sardines, pilchards, sprats, shads, anchovies and wolf-herrings. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(7/2):305-579. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 189) http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=189&speccode=4

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