Anchovy
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Anchovies are small, common forage fish of the family Engraulidae. Most species are found in marine waters, but several will enter brackish water, and some in South America are restricted to fresh wat
Anchovy closeup
Life restoration of the extinct "saber-toothed anchovy" Monosmilus
European anchovy, Engraulis encrasicolus
Peruvian anchoveta (E. ringens), one of the most commercially important fish species
Forage fish
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Forage fish, also called prey fish or bait fish, are small pelagic fish that feed on planktons and other small aquatic organisms. They are in turn preyed upon by various predators including larger fis
Anchovy
…Anchovies are small, common forage fish of the family Engraulidae. Most species are found in marine waters, but several will enter brackish water, and some in South America are restricted to…
These small goldband fusiliers are typical forage fish. They swim in large schools for protection from larger predators.
Copepod
Herring ram-feeding on a school of copepods
Coastal upwellings can provide plankton-rich feeding grounds for forage fish.