Author: Hildebrand, 1943
FBname: Big-eye anchovy
Comments: Occurs in coastal waters, forming dense schools.  Not entering the mangrove-lined lagoons of the Venezuelan mainland, but is the dominant species of the Los Roques Archipelago off Venezuela and there found as much in the lagoons as outside them.  Frequently caught in mixed schools (with <i>A. mitchilli</i>) in the Miami area.  Feeds on zooplankton.  Ripe females recorded off Florida in June and July.  More data needed.