Author: (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)
FBname: Short anchovy
Comments: Pelagic (Ref. 96339). A schooling species occurring in coastal waters, most often in muddy estuaries in fully salt, brackish or apparently freshwater, penetrating only a few kilometers up rivers.  Maturing females were caught in January, August and October in the Gulf of Nicoya, Costa Rica, suggesting a protracted spawning season.  The eggs are oval.  TL = 1.219 SL.