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Anchoa mundeoloides (Breder, 1928). Northern Gulf Anchovy. To 15 cm (5.9 in) TL (Robertson and Allen
2002). Arroyo Soledad, north of Isla Santa Magdalena (25°11'N, 112°06'W), southern Baja California
(SIO 64-80), and Gulf of California to southern Mexico (Robertson and Allen 2002). Surface to perhaps
10 m (33 ft; Robertson and Allen 2002).
Anchoa nasus (Kner & Steindachner, 1867). Bignose Anchovy or Longnose Anchovy. To 17 cm (6.7 in) TL
(Robertson and Allen 2002). Bahia Magdalena, southern Baja California (De La Cruz-Agüero et al.
1994) and throughout Gulf of California (Whitehead and Rodriguez-Sanchez in Fischer et al. 1995) to
Callao, Peru, and perhaps farther south (Whitehead et al. 1988). Pelagic and nearshore, tolerating some
low salinity (Whitehead et al. 1994), to depth of 142 m (466 ft; Zeballos et al. 1998). The maximum
depth capture was made by bottom trawl and it is possible this species was captured in midwater.
*Anchoa walkeri Baldwin & Chang, 1970. Persistent Anchovy or Walker’s Anchovy. To 14.5 cm (5.7 in) TL
(Amezcua Linares 1996). Gulf of California (Whitehead and Rodriguez-Sanchez in Fischer et al. 1995)
to Ecuador (Béarez 1996), including southern tip of Baja California (Whitehead and Rodriguez-Sanchez
in Fischer et al. 1995). Surface to 50 m (164 ft) (min.: Robertson and Allen 2002; max.: Amezcua Linares
1996).
Anchovia macrolepidota (Kner, 1863). Bigscale Anchovy. To 25.0 cm (9.8 in) TL (Yañez-Arancibia 1978).
Laguna San Ignacio, southern Baja California (Dannemann and De La Cruz-Agüero 1993) to northern
Gulf of California (Whitehead and Rodriguez-Sanchez in Fischer et al. 1995) and to Zorritos, Peru
(Chirichigno and Vélez 1998). Near shore (Whitehead et al. 1988), surface to 10 m (33 ft; Robertson and
Allen 2002). Anchovia magdalenae Hildebrand, 1943, is a junior synonym (Whitehead et al. 1988).
Cetengraulis mysticetus (Günther, 1867). Anchoveta. To about 22 cm (8.7 in) TL (Robertson and Allen
2002). Los Angeles, southern California (Miller and Lea 1972) to Callao, Peru (Beltrán-León and Rios
Herrera 2000), including Gulf of California (Whitehead and Rodriguez-Sanchez in Fischer et al. 1995)
and Islas Galápagos (Grove and Lavenberg 1997). Surface to 32 m (105 ft) (min.: Robertson and Allen
2002; max.: Zeballos et al. 1998). The maximum depth capture was made by bottom trawl and it is
possible this species was captured in midwater.
Engraulis japonicus Temminck & Schlegel, 1846. Japanese Anchovy. To about 16 cm (6.3 in) SL (Lindberg
and Legeza 1965). Western Pacific from Philippines to southeastern Kamchatka; one record from
Alaska, south of western Aleutian Islands (Mecklenburg et al. 2002 [after Birman 1958]). Near surface,
epipelagic and coastal, but also occurring to over 1,000 km (620 miles) from shore and depth of 150 m
(495 ft; Mecklenburg et al. 2002).
Engraulis mordax Girard, 1854. Northern Anchovy. To 24.8 cm (9.7 in) TL (Whitehead et al. 1988). One
record off Yakutat, eastern Gulf of Alaska (Mecklenburg et al. 2002); Queen Charlotte Islands, British
Columbia to Cabo San Lucas, southern Baja California (Miller and Lea 1972) and Gulf of California
(Hammann and Cisneros-Mata 1989). Surface (M. L., unpubl. data) to 310 m (1,017 ft; Davies and
Bradley 1972), including intertidal (Chotkowski 1994).
Family Pristigasteridae — Longfin Herrings
Neoopisthopterus tropicus (Hildebrand, 1946). Tropical Longfin Herring. To 11 cm (4.3 in) TL (Allen and
Robertson 1994). Southern Baja California (Whitehead and Rodriguez-Sanchez in Fischer et al. 1995)
to Puerto Pizarro, Peru (Chirichigno 1974), including Gulf of California (Allen and Robertson 1994).
Inshore, bays, estuaries and river mouths (Allen and Robertson 1994).
Opisthopterus dovii (Günther, 1868). Dove’s Longfin Herring or Pacific Longfin Herring. To 21 cm (8.3 in)
TL (Allen and Robertson 1994). Punta Marquis, southern Baja California (SIO 62-705) to Punta Malpelo,
Peru (Chirichigno and Vélez 1998), including Gulf of California (Allen and Robertson 1994). Inshore
waters and estuaries (Allen and Robertson 1994).
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