Author: (Valenciennes, 1848)
FBname: Bay anchovy
Comments: More commonly found in shallow tidal areas with muddy bottoms and brackish waters, tolerating a wide range of salinities (virtually fresh to fully saline or hypersaline).  Found only in spring and summer in the tidal portion of the Ochlockonee River, Florida.  Feed mostly on <i>Mysis</i> and copepods, also small fishes, gastropods and isopods.  Breed off North Carolina from late April to mid-July, perhaps through to August.  Used to some extent to make anchovy paste (Ref. 189).