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The Persistent anchovy (Anchoa walkeri) is a fish that lives in both fresh and salt water of the family Engraulidae that grows up to 15 cm.
Eastern Pacific, in warm, turbid coastal waters and bays near river mouths.
Description
Walker's anchovy is a small anchovy (family Engraulidae) of the eastern Pacific. The species reaches about 14 cm and has a slender, silvery body with a shining lateral stripe and a downward-directed mouth with overhanging snout. It lives pelagically in schools and is most often found in warm, murky coastal waters and bays near river mouths; it tolerates lower salinity and sometimes goes some way up rivers. As a filter feeder it lives on zooplankton. The species is of value to subsistence fisheries and is harmless to humans.
Frequently asked questions
How do you recognise the Persistent anchovy?
The Persistent anchovy has an elongate, eel-like body, is mainly silver-grey and shows a plain pattern. Small schooling anchovy that tolerates brackish and turbid coastal water.
Where does the Persistent anchovy live?
The Persistent anchovy lives in both fresh and salt water and is mostly found around open water. Eastern Pacific, in warm, turbid coastal waters and bays near river mouths.
How big does the Persistent anchovy get?
The Persistent anchovy grows to a maximum of about 15 cm.
Is the Persistent anchovy dangerous to humans?
No, the Persistent anchovy is harmless to humans. None required: this species is harmless to humans.
Is the Persistent anchovy edible?
The Persistent anchovy is rarely eaten.
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Same genus Anchoa
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