Peruvian anchoveta

Peruvian anchoveta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Engraulidae
Genus: Engraulis
Species:
E. ringens
Binomial name
Engraulis ringens
Jenyns, 1842
Synonyms
  • Anchoviella tapirulus (Cope, 1877)
  • Engraulis pulchellus Girard, 1855
  • Engraulis tapirulus Cope, 1877
  • Stolephorus tapirulus (Cope, 1877)

The Peruvian anchoveta (Engraulis ringens) is a species of fish of the anchovy family, Engraulidae, from the Southeast Pacific Ocean. It is one of the most commercially important fish species in the world, with annual harvests varying between 3.14 and 8.32 million tonnes from 2010 to 2021.[2]

  1. ^ Iwamoto, T., Eschmeyer, W. & Alvarado, J. 2010. Engraulis ringens The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2.
  2. ^ "Engraulis ringens (Jenyns, 1842)". fao.org. Food and Agriculture Organization. Archived from the original on 28 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.

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