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Synonyms and References: 



Anchovia lepidentostole Fowler, Proc. Acad. nat. Sci. Philad., 6j, 191 1: 214, fig. 3 (orig. descr.; type local. 



"Surinam"; type ANSP 1346; cf. Engrau/is irevirostris Giinther and E.januarius Steindachner). 

 Anchwiella lepidentostole Jordan, Evermann, and Clark, Rep. U. S. Comm. Fish. (1928), 2, 1930-. 49 (ref. to 



orig. descr.); Hildebrand, Bull. Bingham oceanogr. Coll., 5 (2), 1943: 127, fig. 55 (descr. of type material). 



Anchoviella blackburni Hildebrand 1943 

 Figure 51 



Study Material. Type material, 11 specimens, about 33—38 mm TL (caudal fins 

 damaged), all from the Gulf of Venezuela. The specimens probably are not full- 



FiGURE 51. Anchoviella blackburni, type specimen 35 mm TL, from Gulf of Venezuela, USNM 1 19793. 

 Drawn by Louella E. Cable. 



grown, but the maxillary, which is shorter and blunter in very young than in adults, 

 probably has acquired the approximate length and shape of a mature fish. At least it 

 is shorter and much more rounded than in specimens of Anchoa parva and A. mitchilli 

 of similar size. 



Distinctive Characters. The long anal fin, the small number of gill rakers, the short 

 head, and the very short, blunt snout distinguish this species from related forms. 



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

 based on the 1 1 type specimens, about 33—38 mm TL. 



Body: depth 18.2-20.8. 

 Head: length 21.7-25. 

 Snout: length 3.6-3.8. 

 Eye: diameter 5.0—7.5. 

 Postorbital: distance 11- 



I4-3- 



Maxillary: length 12-15. 

 Mandible: length 12. 3-14. J 



Anal fin: length of base 23.5—26.5. 

 Pectoral fin: length 13.8 — 16.6. 



Scales: ca. 38—41. 



Gill rakers: 10-12 + 15-17. 



Fin rays: dorsal 13—15; anal 2^-2"]; 



pectoral 13 or 14. 

 Vertebrae: 43 (i specimen). 



