Elongate Anchovy
Anchoviella elongata
- Group: Other
- Max size: 15.9 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
The elongate anchovy is a slim silvery fish of beaches, estuaries and lagoons, at home across a wide range of saltiness though it rarely enters fresh water. Reaching about 16 centimetres, it schools in coastal and brackish shallows.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Clupeiformes › Engraulidae › Anchoviella
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 275542.
FAQ
- Is the Elongate Anchovy dangerous to divers?
- The Elongate Anchovy is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Elongate Anchovy get?
- The Elongate Anchovy grows to about 15.9 cm.