Source: Dan Marotta, Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
| Family | Scientific Name | Author | Year | Common Name |
| Engraulidae | Anchoa mitchilli | (Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes) | 1848 | Bay Anchovy |
Anchoa mitchilli
Unique Characters: Maxilla long, tip pointed, reaching onto or beyond preoperculum. Pseudobranch short, not extending onto inner face of operculum. Anus opening nearer to pelvic-fin tips than to anal-fin origin. Anal-fin origin at vertical through dorsal-fin origin.
Similar Species:
Dusky Anchovy
Anchoa lyolepis
Source: FAO 2002
Dusky Anchovy, Anchoa lyolepis. Snout long, length about equal to eye diameter. Silver stripe on side very wide rearward and bordered above by thin black stripe. Maxilla long, tip pointed, reaching onto or beyond preoperculum. Pseudobranch long, greater than eye diameter, extending onto inner face of operculum.
Cuban Anchovy
Anchoa cubana
Source: FAO 2002
Cuban Anchovy, Anchoa cubana. Anal-fin origin more posterior, at or near vertical through midpoint of dorsal fin. Maxilla long, tip pointed, reaching onto or beyond preoperculum. Pseudobranch short, not extending onto inner face of operculum. Anus opening nearer to pelvic-fin tips than to anal-fin origin. Lower gill rakers 23-30.
Bigeye Anchovy
Anchoa lamprotaenia
Source: FAO 2002.
Bigeye Anchovy- Anchoa lamprotaenia. Maxilla long, tip pointed, reaching onto or beyond preoperculum. Pseudobranch short, not extending onto inner face of operculum. Anus opening nearer to pelvic-fin tips than to anal-fin origin. Anal-fin origin more posterior, at or near vertical through midpoint of dorsal fin. Lower gill rakers 17-21.
Striped Anchovy
Anchoa hepsetus
Striped Anchovy – Anchoa hepsetus. Snout length less than eye diameter. Silver stripe on side narrow. Maxilla long, tip pointed, reaching onto or beyond preoperculum. Pseudobranch short, not extending onto inner face of operculum Anus closer to anal-fin origin than to pelvic-fin tips.
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