Anchovia macrolepidota (Kner 1863) . Big Scale Anchovy, Large Scale Anchovy; Anchoa de Escamas Grandes, Anchoveta Escamuda

Vouchers: Not available. Distribution: Eastern Pacific Ocean; from central Baja California Sur, Mexico, to northern Peru; entering estuaries and littoral lagoons and ascending river courses; (Nicaragua) ER and PN (Pacific); 0–9 masl; Per, Dia, Amp. Occurrence and conservation status: Nat; LC (2020), population trend unknown. Literature: Villa (1982: 95; detailed description, including illustrations and an identification key, and information on distribution and ecology), Robertson & Allen (2015: 499; detailed description, including illustrations, and information on distribution, with a map, and ecology) and Angulo (2021: 23; listed, including information on distribution).