Anchoa genus of anchovies. It currently consists of 35 species .
There are currently 35 recognized species in this genus:
Anchoa analis (R. R. Miller, 1945) (Longfin Pacific anchovy)Anchoa argentivittata (Regan , 1904) (Regan's anchovy)Anchoa belizensis (Thomerson & D. W. Greenfield, 1975) (Belize anchovy)Anchoa cayorum (Fowler , 1906) (Key anchovy)Anchoa chamensis Hildebrand , 1943Anchoa choerostoma (Goode , 1874) (Bermuda anchovy)Anchoa colonensis Hildebrand , 1943Anchoa compressa (Girard , 1858) (Deep-body anchovy)Anchoa cubana (Poey, 1868) (Cuban anchovy)Anchoa curta (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882) (Short anchovy)Anchoa delicatissima (Girard , 1854) (Slough anchovy)Anchoa eigenmannia (Meek & Hildebrand, 1923) (Eigenmann's anchovy)Anchoa exigua (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882) Anchoa filifera (Fowler , 1915) (Longfinger anchovy)Anchoa helleri (C. L. Hubbs, 1921) (Heller's anchovy)Anchoa hepsetus (Linnaeus , 1758) (Broad-striped anchovy)Anchoa ischana (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882) (Slender anchovy)Anchoa januaria (Steindachner , 1879) (Rio anchovy)Anchoa lamprotaenia Hildebrand, 1943 (Big-eye anchovy)Anchoa lucida (D. S. Jordan & Gilbert, 1882) (Bright anchovy)Anchoa lyolepis (Evermann & M. C. Marsh, 1900) (Shortfinger anchovy)Anchoa marinii Hildebrand, 1943 (Marini's anchovy)Anchoa mitchilli (Valenciennes , 1848) (Bay anchovy)Anchoa mundeola (C. H. Gilbert & Pierson, 1898) (False Panama anchovy)Anchoa mundeoloides (Breder, 1928) (Northern Gulf anchovy)Anchoa nasus (Kner & Steindachner , 1867) (Longnose anchovy)Anchoa panamensis (Steindachner, 1877) (Panama anchovy)Anchoa parva (Meek & Hildebrand, 1923) (Little anchovy)Anchoa pectoralis Hildebrand, 1943 (Bigfin anchovy)Anchoa scofieldi (D. S. Jordan & Culver, 1895) (Scofield's anchovy)Anchoa spinifer (Valenciennes , 1848) (Spicule anchovy)Anchoa starksi (C. H. Gilbert & Pierson, 1898) (Starks' anchovy)Anchoa tricolor (Spix & Agassiz , 1829) (Piquitinga anchovy)Anchoa trinitatis (Fowler, 1915) (Trinidad anchovy)Anchoa walkeri W. J. Baldwin & Chang, 1970 (Walker's anchovy)Anchoa are small, silvery fish that range anywhere from 5.8 cm - 24 cm. The smallest of these species is the Anchoa belizensis and the largest is Anchoa spinifer . These fish are distributed throughout the Americas, mostly in the Pacific and the Atlantic Ocean.
