Cetengraulis edentulus, the Atlantic anchoveta, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. It is found in the western Atlantic Ocean.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Family: | Engraulidae |
| Genus: | Cetengraulis |
| Species: | C. edentulus
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| Cetengraulis edentulus (Cuvier, 1829)
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Size
editThis species reaches a length of 20.5 cm (8.1 in).[3]
References
edit- ^ Munroe, T., Aiken, K.A., Brown, J. & Grijalba Bendeck, L. (2015). "Cetengraulis edentulus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T190383A16510482. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T190383A16510482.en. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Whitehead, P.J.P., G.J. Nelson and T. Wongratana, 1988. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 7. Clupeoid fishes of the world (Suborder Clupeoidei). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the herrings, sardines, pilchards, sprats, shads, anchovies and wolf-herrings. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(7/2):305-579. Rome: FAO.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cetengraulis edentulus". FishBase. February 2015 version.
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