Australian Anchovy (species: Engraulis australis) in Sydney Marine Life (Gaia Guide)
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Engraulis australis
Australian Anchovy


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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Clupeiformes
Family Engraulidae
Genus Engraulis
Species Engraulis australis

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 15 cm (Standard Length)

Depth range

  • From 31 m to 70 m

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Distribution


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Distribution and habitat preferences

Found mostly inshore: chiefly in bays, inlets and estuaries, sometimes in low salinities. Older individuals tend to move out to sea in Winter and back in the Spring (FishBase)

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