Anchovia clupeoides (Swainson 1839) (Fig. 6I). Zabaleta Anchovy; Hachudo, Anchoveta Bocona

Vouchers: UCR 0363-006 (98). Distribution: Western Atlantic Ocean; from Veracruz, Mexico, and Cuba south to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; entering estuaries and littoral lagoons and ascending river courses; (Nicaragua) KP (Atlantic); 0–4 masl; Per, Dia, Amp. Occurrence and conservation status: Nat; LC (2015), population trend unknown. Literature: Robertson & Van Tassell (2019: 2954; detailed description, including illustrations, and information on distribution, with a map, and ecology) .