Credit: Illustration by Diane Rome Peebles

Family Engraulidae

Description: snout length somewhat less than eye diameter; silver stripe on body narrow - width less than eye diameter or snout length throughout; back greenish; some yellowish about the head; melanophores outline all dorsal scales, especially those behind the dorsal fin; dorsal fin begins above a point well in front of anal fin, and ends above front rays of anal fin; 14 to 17 dorsal fin rays (usually 16), 15 to 18 pectoral fin rays (usually 16 to 17), and 20 to 24 anal fin rays (usually 21 to 23)

Size to 15 cm (6 in.)

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