通常8〜10cm,最大14cm,成魚は小型プランクトンや底生生物を食べる。アルゼンチンには近縁のA. tricolorが分布するが,臀鰭の位置で異る(Figueiredo and Menezes, 1978)。
(稲田伊史)
Material examined:
5 from Argentina (71.6-97.2 mm SL), FSFL EM 73, 99・1-4.
Description:
D 12-13; A 20-22; P1 14-16; P2 8; GR 17-20+18-20=37-38.
HL 26.5-28.2% of SL; ED 6.1-7.4; BD 19.6-22.4; SN 5.8-6.1; IO 5.7-7.1; UJ 20.5-21.5; CP 9.2-10.5; P1L 16.6-17.6; P2L 8.7-10.1; PreD 54.3-56.2; PreA 60.9-64.8; Pseudobranchiae length 5.8-5.9.
Body fusiform, morderately compressed, belly not sharply keeled, without a series of scutes. Dorsal fin situated near center of body. Anal fin originating just anterior to last dorsal ray. First ray of pectoral fin not filamentous. Pelvic fin base situated nearer to anal fin origin than to pectoral fin base. Snout prominent but bluntly rounded. Eye large, head 3.8 to 4.5 times eye diameter. Mouth large, inferior. Posterior tip of maxilla pointed, projecting beyond 2nd supramaxilla and reaching beyond front border of preopercle. Lower jaw teeth numerous, small and closely set. Anus in front of anal fin. Pseudobranchiae shorter than eye. Scales small, cycloid and deciduous. Dorsal part of body dark blue or greenish, with a wide silver stripe along sides.
Distribution:
From Cabo Frio, Brazil to the mouth of La Plata, Argentina, in shallow coastal waters, sometimes distributed in blackish and fresh waters.
Remarks:
Usually 8-10 cm long, maximum 14 cm SL. Adults feed on small planktonic and benthic organisms. Very closely related species, A. tricolor is also distributed in Argentine waters, but it differs from this species in the position of anal fin (Figueiredo and Menezes, 1978). Three species of Anchoa, A. hepsetus, A. marini and A. tricolor are recognized on Argentine waters so far (Menni, Ringuelet and Aramburu, 1984).