Anchoviella is a genus of anchovies, native to coastal parts of the tropical western Atlantic and eastern Pacific oceans, as well as rivers in South America.
Species There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus: Anchoviella alleni G. S. Myers, 1940 (Allen's anchovy) Anchoviella balboae D. S. Jordan & Seale, 1926 (Balboa anchovy) Anchoviella blackburni Hildebrand, 1943 (Blackburns's anchovy) Anchoviella brevirostris Günther, 1868 (Snubnose anchovy) Anchoviella carrikeri Fowler, 1940 (Carriker's anchovy) Anchoviella cayenensis Puyo, 1946 (Cayenne anchovy) Anchoviella elongata Meek & Hildebrand, 1923 (Elongate anchovy) Anchoviella guianensis C. H. Eigenmann, 1912 (Guyana anchovy) Anchoviella hernanni Loeb et al, 2018 Anchoviella jamesi D. S. Jordan & Seale, 1926 (James's anchovy) Anchoviella juruasanga Loeb, 2012 Anchoviella lepidentostole Fowler, 1911 (Broadband anchovy) Anchoviella manamensis Cervigón, 1982 (Manamo anchovy) Anchoviella perezi Cervigón, 1987 Anchoviella perfasciata Poey, 1860 (Poey's anchovy) Anchoviella vaillanti Steindachner, 1908 (Vaillant's anchovy)Loeb, M.V. & Figueiredo, J.L.d. (2014): Redescription of the freshwater anchovy Anchoviella vaillanti (Steindachner, 1908) (Clupeiformes: Engraulidae) with notes on the distribution of estuarine congeners in the Rio São Francisco basin, Brazil. Arquivos de Zoologia, 45: 33-40.
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