Anchovies

Anchovies are small, common forage fish of the family Engraulidae. Most species are found in marine waters, but several will enter brackish water, and some in South America are restricted to fresh water.

forage fish

Engraulis is a genus of anchovies, currently containing 9 species. Species in this genus are found in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, as well as the Mediterranean Sea, and several of them are commercially important.

species of fish

Stolephorus is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. They are found in Atlantic and Indo-pacific

species of fish

Thryssa is a genus of anchovies in the family Engraulidae. Some authorities include the species from the genus Thrissina here.

Coilia, the grenadier anchovies, is a genus of anchovies. It currently contains 12–13 species. They are found in East, Southeast and South Asia, and mostly inhabit estuarine regions, but there are also species in coastal marine habitats and rivers (at least up to from the sea in C. brachygnathus). The largest is up to in length, but most species only reach around half that size.

species of fish

flesh from anchovies

Anchoa is a genus of ray-finned fishes in the family Engraulidae. It currently consists of 35 species.

species of fish

Encrasicholina is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. They are widespread in the Indo-Pacific.

Setipinna, the hairfin anchovies, is a genus of anchovies. These fish derive their name from the long, filamentous extension of the pectoral fins that is found in most species. It currently contains eight recognized species.

species of fish

Anchoviella is a genus of anchovies, native to coastal parts of the tropical western Atlantic and eastern Pacific oceans, as well as rivers in South America.

Anchovia is a genus of anchovies. It currently contains 4 species. There are found in the eastern Pacific and western Atlantic ocean.

Lycengraulis is a genus of anchovies containing four recognized species. They are restricted to the Western Hemisphere in the waters in and around Central America and South America.

Cetengraulis is a genus of anchovies. It currently contains two species.

food

Monosmilus is an extinct genus of prehistoric anchovy relative. It contains a single species, M. chureloides from the Middle Eocene (Lutetian)-aged Domanda Formation of Punjab, Pakistan.