Engraulis japonicus (Japanese anchovy)
Identification
The pointed snout extends beyond the lower jaw, forked tail and a single dorsal fin.
Status
Has not yet been assessed for the IUCN Red List.
Habitat
Western Pacific: southern Sakhalin Islands, Sea of Japan and Pacific coasts of Japan, and south to almost Canton/Taiwan.
Occurs in large schools near the surface, mainly in coastal waters but as far out as over 1,000 km from the shore.
Depth range 0 – 400 meters.
Reproduction
Open water egg scatterers.
Size
Common length 14 cm.
Max length 18 cm.
Prey / Predation
Feeds on copepods, but also on other small crustaceans, molluscan larvae, fish eggs and larvae and diatoms.
Special features
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