WoRMS taxon details
Anchoa tricolor (Spix & Agassiz, 1829)
275535 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:275535)
accepted
Species
Anchoviella banairensis Marini, 1935 · unaccepted
Anchoviella bonariensis Marini, 1935 · unaccepted (synonym)
Anchoviella salvatoris Fowler & Bean, 1923 · unaccepted
Engraulis lemniscatus Cuvier, 1829 · unaccepted
Engraulis piquitinga Spix, 1829 · unaccepted
Engraulis tricolor Spix & Agassiz, 1829 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Engraulis tricolor Spix & Agassiz, 1829) Spix, J. B.; von; Agassiz, L. (1829-1831). Selecta genera et species piscium quos in itinere per Brasiliam annis MDCCCXVII-MDCCCXX : jussu et auspiciis Maximiliani Josephi I. Bavariae regis augustissimi peracto. <em>Monachii.</em> Part 1: i-xvi + i-ii + 1-6 + 1-82, Pls. 1-48, Part 2: 83-138, Pls. 49-101. [Part 1 published June 1829, part 2 Jan. 1831., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57839229#page/1/mode/1up [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Anchoa tricolor (Spix & Agassiz, 1829). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=275535 on 2026-07-11
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Engraulis lemniscatus Cuvier, 1829) Cuvier, G. (1829). Le Règne Animal distribué, d'apres son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. [The Animal Kingdom, arranged according to its organization, to serve as a basis for the natural history of animals and as an introduction to comparative anatomy]. <em>Déterville, Paris.</em> Edition 2. v. 2: i-xv + 1-406., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31771348
page(s): 323 [details]
original description (of Engraulis tricolor Spix & Agassiz, 1829) Spix, J. B.; von; Agassiz, L. (1829-1831). Selecta genera et species piscium quos in itinere per Brasiliam annis MDCCCXVII-MDCCCXX : jussu et auspiciis Maximiliani Josephi I. Bavariae regis augustissimi peracto. <em>Monachii.</em> Part 1: i-xvi + i-ii + 1-6 + 1-82, Pls. 1-48, Part 2: 83-138, Pls. 49-101. [Part 1 published June 1829, part 2 Jan. 1831., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57839229#page/1/mode/1up [details]
original description (of Anchoviella salvatoris Fowler & Bean, 1923) Fowler, H. W.; Bean, B. A. (1923). Descriptions of eighteen new species of fishes from the Wilkes Exploring Expedition, preserved in the United States National Museum. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> v. 63 (no. 2488): 1-27., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.63-2488.1 [details]
page(s): 323 [details]
original description (of Engraulis tricolor Spix & Agassiz, 1829) Spix, J. B.; von; Agassiz, L. (1829-1831). Selecta genera et species piscium quos in itinere per Brasiliam annis MDCCCXVII-MDCCCXX : jussu et auspiciis Maximiliani Josephi I. Bavariae regis augustissimi peracto. <em>Monachii.</em> Part 1: i-xvi + i-ii + 1-6 + 1-82, Pls. 1-48, Part 2: 83-138, Pls. 49-101. [Part 1 published June 1829, part 2 Jan. 1831., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57839229#page/1/mode/1up [details]
original description (of Anchoviella salvatoris Fowler & Bean, 1923) Fowler, H. W.; Bean, B. A. (1923). Descriptions of eighteen new species of fishes from the Wilkes Exploring Expedition, preserved in the United States National Museum. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> v. 63 (no. 2488): 1-27., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.63-2488.1 [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
Other
additional source
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Anchoviella salvatoris Fowler & Bean, 1923)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Engraulis tricolor Spix & Agassiz, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Engraulis lemniscatus Cuvier, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Engraulis piquitinga Spix, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Anchoa tricolor)
To FishBase (from synonym Engraulis piquitinga Spix, 1829)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Engraulis tricolor Spix & Agassiz, 1829)
To FishBase (from synonym Anchoviella bonariensis Marini, 1935)
To FishBase (from synonym Anchoviella banairensis Marini, 1935)
To FishBase (from synonym Anchoviella salvatoris Fowler & Bean, 1923)
To FishBase (from synonym Engraulis lemniscatus Cuvier, 1829)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 13 proteins) (from synonym Engraulis tricolor Spix & Agassiz, 1829)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 13 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Anchoa tricolor P01630 illustration)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Engraulis tricolor Spix & Agassiz, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Engraulis lemniscatus Cuvier, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Engraulis piquitinga Spix, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Anchoa tricolor)
To FishBase (from synonym Engraulis piquitinga Spix, 1829)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Engraulis tricolor Spix & Agassiz, 1829)
To FishBase (from synonym Anchoviella bonariensis Marini, 1935)
To FishBase (from synonym Anchoviella banairensis Marini, 1935)
To FishBase (from synonym Anchoviella salvatoris Fowler & Bean, 1923)
To FishBase (from synonym Engraulis lemniscatus Cuvier, 1829)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 13 proteins) (from synonym Engraulis tricolor Spix & Agassiz, 1829)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 13 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Anchoa tricolor P01630 illustration)
To ITIS
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