Anchoa starksi (Gilbert & Pierson 1898) . Black-Tail Anchovy, Stark’s Anchovy; Anchoa Colinegra, Anchoa de Stark, Plástica

Vouchers: Not available. Distribution: Eastern Pacific Ocean; from southern Baja California Sur, Mexico, to northern Peru; entering estuaries and littoral lagoons and ascending river courses; (Nicaragua) Ne, ER and PN (Pacific); 0–5 masl; Per, Dia, Amp. Occurrence and conservation status: Nat; LC (2020), population trend unknown. Literature: Villa (1982: 94; detailed description, including illustrations and an identification key, and information on distribution and ecology) and Robertson & Allen (2015: 493; detailed description, including illustrations, and information on distribution, with a map, and ecology).