Engraulis encrasicolus Southern African Anchovy, European Anchovy Anchovy

Engraulis encrasicolus is commonly referred to as Southern African Anchovy, European Anchovy Anchovy. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

10458 

AphiaID:

126426 

Scientific:

Engraulis encrasicolus 

German:

Europäische Sardelle, Sardelle, Anchovis 

English:

Southern African Anchovy, European Anchovy Anchovy 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Clupeiformes (Order) > Engraulidae (Family) > Engraulis (Genus) > encrasicolus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Linnaeus, ), 1758 

Occurrence:

Benin, Gambia, Straße von Gibraltar, West Sahara, Tunesien, Russland, Ghana, the Black Sea, the North Sea, Angola, Ascencion, St. Helena & Tristan da Cunha, Azov Sea, Cameroon, Congo, East Africa, East-Atlantic Ocean, Equatorial Guinea, European Coasts, Jordan, Madagascar, Madeira, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, North Atlantic Ocean, Portugal, Réunion , São Tomé e Principé, Saudi Arabia, Scandinavia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South-Africa, Spain, the British Isles, the Canary Islands, the Cape Verde Archipelago, The Gulf of Guinea, the Ivory Coast, the Mediterranean Sea, the Seychelles, Togo, West Africa, Western Indian Ocean 

Sea depth:

9 - 400 Meter 

Habitats:

Estuaries (river mouths), Lagoons, Seawater, Sea water, Water column 

Size:

3.54" - 7.87" (9cm - 20cm) 

Temperature:

7,1 °F - 64.4 °F (7,1°C - 18°C) 

Food:

Zooplankton 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Engraulis albidus
• Engraulis anchoita
• 
  Engraulis australis
  Australische Sardelle
• Engraulis capensis
• 
  Engraulis encrasicolus
  Europäische Sardelle, Sardelle, Anchovis
• Engraulis eurystole
• 
  Engraulis japonicus
  Japanische Sardelle
• 
  Engraulis mordax
  Amerikanische Sardelle
• 
  Engraulis ringens
  Anchoveta

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2017-02-21 20:26:16 

Last edit:

2024-12-03 14:01:25 

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