Fishes of the Western North Atlantic 



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Body: depth 4.0. 

 Head', length 3.33. 



Scales: ca. 40. 



Fin rays: dorsal 12 ; anal 28 or 29. 



Body with dorsal profile anterior to dorsal fin less convex than ventral profile. 

 Snout reaching well beyond mandible, 4.0 in head. Eye 3.6. Maxillary nearly 

 square distally, not quite reaching to joint of mandible. Longest Gill rakers about 

 as long as eye. 



Dorsal origin slightly nearer to base of caudal than to tip of snout. Anal origin 

 about under middle of dorsal base. Pectoral slightly longer than postorbital part of 

 head, reaching middle of pelvic. The silvery lateral band is definitely marked. 



Range. Known only from the type from Belem (Para), Brazil. 



Synonyms and References: 



Engraulis nattereri Steindachner, Ichthyol. Beitr., 8, 1879: 56 (orig. descr.; npe local. Para, Brazil; cf. En- 



grauiis surinamensis Bleeker = E. edentulus Cuvier). 

 Anchoviella nattereri Hildebrand, Bull. Bingham oceanogr. Coll., 8 (2), 1943: 133 (descr. after Steindachner; 



relation.). 



Negative Reference: 



Anchovia nattereri Jordan and Scale, Bull. Mus. comp. Zool. Harv., 6j, 1926: 413 (descr. based on specimens 

 from Pari, Brazil, MCZ 18044; exam, by me and found to be Anchovia clufeoides, differing from 

 Steindachner's descr. of A. nattereri in the longer pointed maxillary, in the apparently shorter anal 

 fin and its more posterior origin with respect to dorsal, and in the much shorter pectoral fin, not extending 

 beyond base of pelvic). 



Anchoviella -pallida (Starks) 1 9 1 3 

 Figure 48 



Study Material. Three specimens, 72, 80, and 102 mm TL, the first two being 

 the holotype and paratype of Anchoviella venezuelae Fowler, the third one, the holotype 

 of Anchovia pallida Starks, from Cano de Guanoco, Venezuela, and Para, Brazil, re- 

 spectively. The specimens agree so well that they almost certainly are one species. 



Distinctive Characters. In general shape this species resembles Cetengraulis edentii- 

 lus\ however, it differs from it in lacking a membrane connecting the gill covers across 

 the isthmus, and in having a longer and narrower cheek, a higher dorsal, and a longer 

 pectoral. From the other members of its genus it is well differentiated by the deep body, 

 long head, long pectoral, and numerous gill rakers. 



Description. Proportional dimensions in per cent of standard length, and counts, 

 based on the study specimens, 72—102 mm TL. 



Body: depth 25.6-28.5. 

 Head: length 28.5-29.4. 

 Snout: length 4.5—4.8. 

 Eye: diameter 6.36-6.9. 

 Postorbital: distance 1 5.8-1 7. 



Maxillary: length 19-20. 

 Mandible: length 18.8-20. 

 Anal fin: length of base 27.7-28.5. 

 Pectoral fin: length 18.8-20. 



