Author: Jenyns, 1842
FBname: Anchoveta
Comments: Adults occur mainly within 80 km of coast, forming huge schools, chiefly in surface waters.  Are filter-feeders entirely dependent on the rich plankton of the Peruvian Current.  In some studies, diatoms constituted as much as 98%  of the diet.  Large populations of guano birds and pelicans also depend on this fish (Ref. 9988).  Utilized as fish meal and oil (Ref. 9988).