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Anchovies are small, green fish with blue reflections due to a silver-colored longitudinal stripe that runs from the base of the caudal (tail) fin. They range from 2 to 40 centimetres (1 to 15 + 1 ⁄ 2 inches) in adult length, [ 9 ] and their body shapes are variable with more slender fish in northern populations.
Extinct in the wild: Known only to survive in captivity or as a naturalized populations well outside its previous range. CR: Critically endangered: The species is in imminent risk of extinction in the wild. EN: Endangered: The species is facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild. VU: Vulnerable
As it is euryhaline, it can live in water with a salinity of 5–41 [1] PSU (sea water salinity is usually 35 PSU [6]). It can therefore live in brackish water in lagoons, estuaries, and lakes. [1] European anchovies eat plankton, mostly copepods and the eggs and larvae of fish, molluscs, and cirripedes. [7]
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This is a list of the mammals native to the U.S. state of Georgia.. The critically endangered North Atlantic right whale is the state marine mammal of Georgia. West Indian manatee, vulnerable Little brown bat, endangered American bison, near threatened Indiana bat, near threatened New England cottontail, vulnerable Eastern small-footed myotis, endangered False killer whale, near threatened ...
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There is a bait fish industry in North America, supplying mainly recreational fishermen, worth up to one billion dollars each year. [1] For the southern United States alone Mittelmark et al. 1993 reports this was $56 million in 1987. [2]
Anchoa mitchilli is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae, the anchovies.Its common names include bay anchovy and common anchovy. [1] It is native to the western Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico and the Kish island in the Persian Gulf. [1]