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Engraulidae

7 fish on EveryFish name Engraulidae among their families.

🇹🇷 Turkey and 4 moreAnchovy Small, oily forage fish found in oceans and some rivers worldwide.Herring · Coasts and shelves

🇵🇪 Peru and 1 morePeruvian anchoveta Small Pacific fish vital for fishmeal and growing food useHerring · Coasts and shelves

🇹🇷 Turkey and 4 moreEuropean anchovy Small coastal forage fish of Europe and AfricaHerring · Coasts and shelves · 1758

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Anchovy: Unknown author, Public domain, source
Peruvian anchoveta: Robbie N. Cada ., CC BY 3.0, source
European anchovy: duarte, CC BY 4.0, source

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