Anchovy

An anchoveta is a species of anchovy, Engraulis ringens, from the southern Pacific.

A small, herringlike marine fish of the family Engraulidae, especially the European fish (Engraulis encrasicholus),widely used in appetizers and various dishes.

A small fish, about three inches in length, of the Herring family (Engraulis encrasicholus), caught in vast numbers in the Mediterranean, and pickled for exportation. The name is also applied to several allied species.

Slobodan Regner has written:

'Contribution to the study of the ecology of the planctonic phase in the life history of the anchovy in the Central Adriatic' -- subject(s): Eggs, Engraulis encrasicolus, Fishes, Larvae