Author: (Cuvier, 1829)
FBname: Atlantic anchoveta
Comments: Occurs inshore and forms quite large schools.  Enters brackish waters of lagoons and estuaries and can tolerate salinities of 10.32-31 ppt (Santa Cruz Canal, Pernambuco, Brazil).  A filter-feeder presumably on both phytoplankton and zooplankton.  Spawns off the Araya Peninsula, Venezuela from October to January, with a distinct peak in mid-November.  Eggs are oval, spawned at 0230-0500 hours along shoreline out to about 1.5 km and hatching at about 20-24 hours later.