WoRMS taxon details

Anchoa hepsetus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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158698  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:158698)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Esox hepsetus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
Distribution Nova Scotia to Fort Pierce Florida  
Distribution Nova Scotia to Fort Pierce Florida [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2023). FishBase. Anchoa hepsetus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158698 on 2023-03-25
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2005-05-27 07:39:43Z
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original description  (of Atherina brownii Gmelin, 1789) Gmelin, J. F. (1789). Caroli a Linné ... Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species; cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decimo tertia, aucta, reformata. 3 vols. in 9 parts. Lipsiae,.</em> 1788-93. v. 1 (pt 3): 1033-1516 [Fishes on pp. 1126-1516].
page(s): 1397 [details]   

original description  (of Esox hepsetus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

original description  (of Atherina menidia Linnaeus, 1766) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details]  OpenAccess publication 

basis of record Munroe, T.A. (2000). An overview of the biology, ecology, and fisheries of the clupeoid fishes occurring in the Gulf of Maine. <em>Northeast Fisheries Science Center Reference Document.</em> 1-226. [details]   

additional source Welshman, D.; Kohler, S; Black, J.; and L. Van Guelpen. (2003). An atlas of distributions of Canadian Atlantic fishes. , available online at http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/FishAtlas/default.htm [details]   

additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]   

additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]   
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

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Diet Feeds on copepods, gastropods and foraminifers, occasionally ostracods and annelids  [details]

Distribution Nova Scotia to Fort Pierce Florida [details]

Habitat Occasionally found in Canadian Atlantic waters. Found to depths of 70 m; prefers shallow inshore waters.  [details]

Habitat nektonic [details]

Importance Social- Commercial, human consumption [details]

Predators Sharks, rays and bony fishes  [details]

Reproduction Breeding occurs between April and July in harbors and estuaries; external fertilization  [details]
LanguageName 
English striped anchovy  [details]
Spanish anchoa legítima  [details]
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