Australian anchovy facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Australian anchovy |
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Engraulis
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E. australis
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| Engraulis australis (J. White, 1790)
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The Australian anchovy, Engraulis australis, is a species of anchovy of the family Engraulidae, found off south-east Australia, and around New Zealand.
The Australian anchovy feeds on plankton and is of minor importance to commercial fisheries. It is usually utilized as bait.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Engraulis australis" in FishBase. January 2006 version.
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN: 0-00-216987-8
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