Engraulis encrasicolus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Fermon, Yves, Bailly, Nicolas, Cardiec, Floriane, Causse, Romain, Chartrain, Emmanuel, Chirio, Laurent, Bruyne, Godefroy De, Deynat, Pascal, Hopkins, Carl D., Lamboj, Anton, Mennesson, Marion I., Beh, Jean-Hervé Mve, Paugy, Didier, Sidlauskas, Brian, Sullivan, John P., Weghe, Jean-Pierre Van De, Vigliotta, Thomas R. & Zee, Jouke Van Der, 2022, An annotated checklist of the fishes of Gabon, Cybium 46 (2), pp. 2-3 : 129

Engraulis encrasicolus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Anchoviella guineensis Rossignol & Blache, 1961 [Synonym: junior, original�

Type-locality: Anchoviella guineensis – “Off Cape Lopez, Gabon, depth 20 meters”. Syntypes: MNHN 1961-0310 (10). Additional material:?MNHN [ex ORSTOM Dakar� uncat (70).

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 20 cm SL

Water type: marine, brackish

Environment: pelagic-neritic

Depth range: 0-400 m

Migration: oceanodromous

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2015)

Source: bibliography, preserved, observation

Distribution and remarks: East central Atlantic: known throughout entire area, including Canary Islands and possibly Madeira.