Anchovy

Anchovies are a small, shiny, silver fish of the family
Engraulidae. Similar to herring, they run in large schools.
There are 144 species in 17 genera, found in the Atlantic,
Indian, and Pacific Oceans and Mediterranean Sea.
Anchovies are found in scattered areas throughout the world's
oceans, but are concentrated in temperate waters, and are rare
or absent in very cold or very warm seas.
INTRODUCTION

Distribution: Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and South Africa,
including the Persian Gulf, Madagascar and Mauritius eastward
to Hong Kong, the Arafura Sea , northern and eastern coasts of
Australia and further east to Samoa and Tahiti.
Ecology: Marine; brackish; pelagic-neritic; oceanodromous;
depth range 20 - 50 m
Biology: A schooling species occurring in coastal waters and
which appears to enter at least the estuarine parts of rivers and
to tolerate brackish water.
Food: Feeds most likely on zooplankton
INDIAN ANCHOVY,
Stolephorus indicus

Distribution: It is widespread in the northern part of
Indian Ocean, form and recognizable fisheries in
Indonesia, Malaysia, and Srilanka. It is distributed in
northern Australia also eastward to Fiji and Tonga. It
constitutes a minor fishery in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil
Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala.
Biology: Peak spawning season is November- March.
Food: It is a planktonic feeds on zooplankton viz.
copepods, cladocerans, Lucifer, fish post larvae, larval
crustaceans and bivalve and phytoplankton like
Coscindiscus sp.
Stolephorus waitei

Distribution: South America from Aguuja Point, Peru to Chile in
the South. The distribution being dependent on the coastal
extent of Peru Current.
Ecology: The preferable temperature range is 13-23 degree C
and occurs mainly within 80Km of coast, forming huge school
chiefly in surface waters.
Biology: The anchovita spawn during the entire year in Peru’s
Current, however, the main spawning activity takes place
around September.
Food: It is a filter feeder entirely dependent on the rich
plankton, phyto- and zooplankton, and diatoms constituting as
much as 98% of the diet.
PERUVIAN ANCHOVY,
Engraulis ringens

Distribution: Western Pacific, Southern Sakhalin Island, Sea of
Japan and Pacific coast of Japan, and South to almost Canton/
Taiwan. It is also reported from the coast of South Africa to
Namibia. But mainly distributed in the northwest Pacific
extending from the southern Okhotsk seas in the north to the
north of South China sea in the south.
Ecology: These species prefers 7 to 14 degree C temperature
and undertakes migration during summer months.
Biology: Spawning varies from region to region, from highly
seasonal to throughout the year.
Food: It feeds on copepods, feeds on phytoplankton, viz.
diatoms and dianoflagellates; zooplankton: copepods, ostracods,
cladocerans, amphipods and euphausiids.
JAPANESE ANCHOVY,
Engraulis japonicas

Distribution: It forms a commercial fishery on the
northwest (Maharashtra and Gujarat) and northeast
(West Bengal and Orissa) coast of India. Elsewhere it is
reported from Bangladesh, Burma, Thailand and
Indonesia
Biology: Spawning season is from January to May. The
individual spawns only once in a year.
Food: It feeds on copepods, ostracods, amphipods, fish
and prawn larvae but prefers to feed on ostracods and
Acetes spp.
GOLDEN ANCHOVY, Coilia
dussumeiri

Distribution: The species is widely distributed in Indo-
Pacific tropical waters 30 degree N to 24 degree S. Most
abundant species among engraulids in Andhra Pradesh,
Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala and form recognizable
fisheries in Indonesia, Malaysia and Srilanka. It is
distributed in northern Australia also eastward to Fiji and
Tonga
Ecology: It is a schooling species, mostly confine to
shallower depth range and known to enter estuaries
Biology: E. devisi breeds throughout the year with peak
during October- November.
Food: The food of E. devisi comprised of copepods and
other zooplankton
DEVIS’ANCHOVY,
Encrasicholina devisi

Maharashtra and Gujarat : dol net (mesh size 5-25mm)
Orissa and West Bengal : bag net
Andhra, Tamilnadu, Kerala : boat seines (10-20mm)
South Quilon : gill net known as “Netholivala”
(mesh size 15mm)
Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka and : Purse seines (mesh size, 4-
Kerala coast 18mm)
Kerala and Karnataka coast : Ring seines (mini purse seine
with the mesh size of 8mm)
The depth of operation of these gears generally ranges from 10- 50m.
CRAFT AND GEARS

Anchovy landing is 10,837 t in 2007-2008. Stolephorus
commersonii was dominant followed by S. indicus and S.
bataviensis.
In 2008-2009 the Stolephorus spp was landed in good
quantities during May-July period.The major species were
Stolephorus commersonii and S. devisi along the Central
and South Kerala region.
Whitebait Stolephorus spp were landed by ring seine (53%),
trawl net (25%) and boat seine (19.7%) in 2009- 2010.
Stolephorus commersonii is dominant in Central Kerala and
S. devisi in Southern area.
Stolephorus spp with 7.8% (41,192 t) contribution was the
third most important resource. November was the most
productive month in 2010-2011.
ANCHOVY PRODUCTION
IN INDIA

In 2011-2012 the whitebait contribute only 3.5% (2596.2%)
to the Kerala landing. The landing was declined by 39.6% in
2011. February was the most productive month.
The whitebait Stolephorus spp with 4.6% (38,697 t)
contribution was the sixth most important resource that
supported the Kerala landing which formed 6.3% pelagic
catch. In 2012-2013 December was found to be most
productive month.
In 2013-2014 Anchovies (Stolephorus spp) contribute
45,334 t during the period with an increase of 17% from the
previous year.
From above data we can conclude that the anchovy production
is increased from previous years.

 Nutritional Value of Anchovies
Anchovies are rich in protein, vitamins and
minerals that help in maintaining good health. It contains
calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium,
sodium and zinc. Anchovies are a good source of vitamins
such as thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, folate, vitamin C, B-12,
B-6, A, E and vitamin K. It also contains fatty acids and
cholesterol.
ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE

Health Benefits of Anchovies
Heart Health
Skin Health
Tissue and Cell Repair
Weight loss
Eye Health

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