Atlantic sabretooth anchovy (Lycengraulis grossidens)
General data
- Main name: Atlantic sabretooth anchovy
- Local names: Toothed anchovy, River anchovy, Atlantic sabertooth anchovy
- Climates: Tropical, Subtropical
- Habitat: Anadromous
- Native: South America
- Distribution: Amazon, Orinoco, Essequibo, Maroni (Marowijne), Tocantins river, Rio de la Plata, View all... Uruguay River, Sao Francisco River, Suriname, Saramacca River, Salado River (Argentina), Parana, Atlantic Ocean
Classification
- Genus: Lycengraulis - Lycengraulis
- Family: Engraulidae - Anchovy
- Order: Clupeiformes - Herrings
- Class: Actinopteri - Ray-finned fishes
- Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes