European anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus)
General data
- Main name: European anchovy
- Local names: Southern anchovy
- Climates: Subtropical, Temperate
- Habitat: Saltwater
- Native: Africa, Europe, Asia
- Distribution: Mediterranean Sea, Black sea, Sea of Azov, Guadalquivir, North Sea, Aegean Sea, View all... Norwegian sea, Atlantic Ocean
Classification
- Genus: Engraulis - Anchovy
- Family: Engraulidae - Anchovy
- Order: Clupeiformes - Herrings
- Class: Actinopteri - Ray-finned fishes
- Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes