Scientific Name:
Anchoa hepsetus
Common Name(s):
Anchovy
Description:
The anchovy's anal fin is shorter (20 or 21 rays) and originates under the last rays of the dorsal, and it has a very bright and well defined silvery band along each side.
Feeding Habits:
The Anchovy feed on plankton and other smaller ocean life.
Range:
Found in the western Atlantic from Casco Bay, Maine south to Florida Keys and westward around the Gulf of Mexico.
Habitat:
Common along flats, but occur in deep water too.
Typical Size:
It often reaches 4 inches in length and a few ounces in weight.
World Record: