Fish Identification Guide

Bay anchovy. Short head, large eye, short snout. Silvery iridescent stripe may be faded towards front of fish. Body greyish-translucent, small dorsal fin set behind the mid-section of the back. Found in shallow bay areas and creeks. The sample above was caught in a cast net down on Great bay boulevard. Similar species are striped anchovy and silver anchovy. Both have longer snouts, the silver anchovy having a black line above the silver stripe, and the striped anchovy having a larger dorsal fin.

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