Anchovy
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This article is about the fish. For the town in Jamaica, see Anchovy, Jamaica.
"Anchovies" and "Chovy" redirect here. For the food, see Anchovies as food. For the David Thomas Broughton EP, see Anchovies (EP). For the esports player, see Chovy (gamer).
Quick Facts Scientific classification, Subfamilies & genera ...
Anchovies | |
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Californian anchovy (Engraulis mordax) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Clupeiformes |
Suborder: | Clupeoidei |
Superfamily: | Engrauloidea |
Family: | Engraulidae Gill, 1861 |
Subfamilies & genera[1] | |
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An anchovy is a small, common forage fish of the family Engraulidae. Most species are found in marine waters, but several will enter brackish water, and some in South America are restricted to fresh water.[2]
More than 140 species are placed in 17 genera; they are found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans, and in the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. Anchovies are usually classified as oily fish.[3]