anchovy
Engraulis encrasicolus
Category: Reef Fish
IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Clupeiformes
- Family
- Engraulidae
- Genus
- Engraulis
Where to Find
Found in 32 diving areas across 14 countries and 2 regions.
- KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa - 4 records
- Dubrovnik & South Coast, Croatia - 14 records
- Istria Peninsula, Croatia - 38 records
- Kornati Islands, Croatia - 611 records
- Split & Central Dalmatia, Croatia - 276 records
- Vis & Biševo, Croatia - 609 records
- Bornholm, Denmark - 728 records
- North Sea Coast, Denmark - 599 records
- Corsica, France - 13 records
- Marseille & Calanques, France - 10 records
- Zakynthos & Ionian Islands, Greece - 3 records
- South Coast, Ireland - 222 records
- West Coast, Ireland - 90 records
- Naples & Campania, Italy - 22 records
- Portofino & Liguria, Italy - 16 records
- Ustica, Italy - 2 records
- Comino, Malta - 8 records
- Gozo, Malta - 8 records
- Malta Island, Malta - 2 records
- Algarve & Berlengas, Portugal - 10 records
- Balearic Islands, Spain - 107 records
- Cabo de Palos, Spain - 31 records
- Costa Brava, Spain - 15 records
- Medes Islands, Spain - 278 records
- West Coast (Gothenburg), Sweden - 929 records
- Tabarka, Tunisia - 42 records
- Bodrum, Turkey - 1 records
- Cornwall & Devon, United Kingdom - 40 records
- Northumberland & Northeast, United Kingdom - 39 records
- Scapa Flow, Orkney, United Kingdom - 115 records
- Scottish East Coast & Borders, United Kingdom - 21 records
- Scottish West Coast, United Kingdom - 6 records