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European Anchovy

Engraulis encrasicolus

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 610, February 450, March 706, April 1,110, May 1,600, June 1,745, July 1,868, August 1,606, September 1,179, October 880, November 481, December 376.
United States12,611
Alaska12,611
Spain11
Canarias6
Italy6
Ukraine6
Netherlands5
Portugal4
AVEIRO4
Zuid-Holland4

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Traits

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassRay-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii
OrderHerrings · Clupeiformes
FamilyAnchovies · Engraulidae
GenusEngraulis

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