Californian anchovy or northern anchovy (Engraulis mordax)

Californian anchovy or northern anchovy (Engraulis mordax)

A school of Californian anchovies, Engraulis mordax. Image ID: nur00008, National Undersearch Research Program (NURP) Collection
Location: Pacific Ocean. Credit: OAR/National Undersea Research Program (NURP)
Downloaded from: http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/nurp/nur00008.htm
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Californian_anchovies.jpg

The Californian anchovy or northern anchovy (Engraulis mordax) is a species of anchovy found in the Pacific Ocean, ranging from Mexico to British Columbia. Most California anchovies today are fished for use in animal feed and as bait fish.

Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Engraulidae
Genus: Engraulis
Species: Engraulis mordax Girard, 1854
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Description		Californian anchovy or northern anchovy (Engraulis mordax) A school of Californian anchovies, Engraulis mordax. Image ID: nur00008, National Undersearch Research Program (NURP) Collection Location: Pacific Ocean. Credit: OAR/National Undersea Research Program (NURP) Downloaded from: http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/nurp/nur00008.htm Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Californian_anchovies.jpg The Californian anchovy or northern anchovy (Engraulis mordax) is a species of anchovy found in the Pacific Ocean, ranging from Mexico to British Columbia. Most California anchovies today are fished for use in animal feed and as bait fish. Order: Clupeiformes Family: Engraulidae Genus: Engraulis Species: Engraulis mordax Girard, 1854 Synonyms Anchovia maui (Fowler & Bean, 1923) Anchoviella mauii Fowler & Bean, 1923 Engraulis mordax mordax Girard, 1854 Engraulis nanus Girard, 1858 Engraulus mordax Girard, 1854

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